I see Polaris,
Over the backyard cedars.
- Keep my direction.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sweeping the front porch...
January 26, 2008
Sweeping the front porch,
Is like keeping the world safe.
We all do our part.
Hawk on the fence line...
January 26, 2008
Hawk on the fence line,
Looks down on his universe.
He is my brother.
Two cardinals fight...
January 26, 2008
Two cardinals fight,
In the cedar trees out back.
Both flee the blue jay.
Kildee struts around...
January 26, 2008
Kildee struts around,
In the dirt of my front yard.
Good morning to you.
Friday, January 25, 2008
On the razor's edge...
January 24, 2008
On the razor's edge,
I try to keep my balance.
The edge is my home.
When you stop searching...
January 25, 2008
When you stop searching,
You will find that which you seek.
The way of the Tao.
Thousands of starlings...
January 24, 2008
Thousands of starlings,
Swarmed over the lake today.
I wished I could go.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Daddy built his house...
January 23, 2008
Daddy built his house,
Out in his daddy's pasture.
Where else would he go?
The full moon rises...
January 23, 2008
The full moon rises,
Higher in the sky until,
It's caught in the pines.
Smoke leaves a shadow...
January 23, 2008
Smoke leaves a shadow.
My life leaves a memory.
Neither one will last.
Incense smoke rises...
January 23, 2008
Incense smoke rises,
As the stick burns on the shelf.
This makes me feel good.
I'll have to pare down...
January 23, 2008
I'll have to pare down,
My life to the essentials,
Then I'll know what counts.
Starlings fall from trees...
January 23, 2008
Starlings fall from trees,
Then rise upwards to the sky,
Just like my heart does.
Twenty five degrees...
January 23, 2008
6:59 AM
Twenty five degrees.
The air is still and quiet.
A single bird calls.
Buddha of the pines...
January 19, 2008
Buddha of the pines,
Waits and watches patiently.
He's only concrete.
One day there was one...
January 19, 2008
One day there was one.
The next day, there were nineteen,
Guppies in a jar!
Have you felt like this?...
January 19, 2008
Have you felt like this?
Sitting on pins and needles,
My future awaits.
Ring around the moon...
January 17, 2008
Ring around the moon,
Tells me that rain is coming.
Guapa purrs nearby.
Squirrel is chattering...
January 15, 2008
Squirrel is chattering,
In the pine tree above me.
Whose turf is it now?
Ducks alight on the...
January 15, 2008
Ducks alight on the
Mirrored surface of the lake.
Will I remember?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
My mind, like a dog...
January 13, 2008
My mind, like a dog,
Desperate for attention.
Keep it on a leash!
I heard two owls call...
January 12, 2008
I heard two owls call.
One was in the pine trees here.
One was far away.
D. H. Lawrence said...
January 12, 2008
D. H. Lawrence said,
"Admit the three strange angels
Knocking at your door."
Sunlight floods my bed...
January 12, 2008
Sunlight floods my bed.
No seasonal affective
Disorder for me!
Waxing crescent moon...
January 10, 2008
Waxing crescent moon,
Setting across the dark lake,
Takes my breath away.
Vultures spread their wings...
January 10, 2008
Vultures spread their wings,
And ride the wind from the lake.
I can't fly with them.
Venus before dawn...
January 10, 2008
Venus before dawn,
Is in the dark scorpion.
We all have our place.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
One week in the house...
January 9, 2008
One week in the house.
One moment in my new life.
A blink of an eye.
Why do I write these?...
January 8, 2008
Why do I write these?
Why does a mountain erode?
Because we have to.
Angels wait outside...
January 8, 2008
Angels wait outside.
My front door is locked to them.
I'll leave a spare key.
Black cat on the porch...
January 8, 2008
Black cat on the porch,
Cleans himself for the fifth time.
He wants to come in.
Paul Simon said that...
January 8, 2008
Paul Simon said that,
Losing in love is like a
Window in your heart.
I woke to thunder...
January 8, 2008
I woke to thunder.
The I-Ching put it this way:
"Dense clouds but no rain."
Sing the praises of...
January 7, 2008
Sing the praises of
Good things to eat, right up 'til
The time you're eaten.
Thanks to Archie & Mehitabel
"Bend in the strong wind,"...
January 4, 2008
"Bend in the strong wind,"
The tall pines whispered to me.
"If not, you will break."
Starlings swarm the sky...
January 4, 2008
Starlings swarm the sky.
The last time that this happened,
Things were different.
Blue and gold greet me...
January 4, 2008
Blue and gold greet me.
Morning star and crescent moon.
A new day begins.
Just like Lao Tze said...
January 3, 2008
Just like Lao Tze said,
(My old Chinese grandfather),
"More words count less." Yes!
As goes the sunrise...
January 3, 2008
As goes the sunrise,
There is a gradual light.
What time is it now?
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Writing in the sky...
January 1, 2008
Writing in the sky,
Geese formation and cirrus.
Nature's alphabet.
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