August 2nd, 2007
My Beautiful Friend
You there,
Alone in this endless room
Standing straight and stiff,
So proud and serious…
A monument to some conquering hero
Stone and plaster,
Hard and cracked,
Your expression is unflinching
Even as the children
Bring to you their silliest faces,
Or when the young ladies circle you
And admire your incorruptable form
(Giggling ...
August 20th, 2007
We just got back from a week-long cruise up Alaska's inside passage.
I have never been so moved and awed by nature. There is a raw, unspoiled beauty here that completely opens the heart.
Eagles, Grizzly Bears, Orcas, Humpbacks, Glaciers, Mountains, Ice Bergs, Rain Forests, Beaches, Islands, Small Towns, Great Food, ...
August 24th, 2007
My Brother Holds Open the Door
My heart screams
Raging with the pathetic cries
Of a caged animal
A tiny window
Struggles to reveal the hill
Where once I laid under Your Brilliant Sun
Sweltering in this hot stale air
I defend against an urge
To pull the memory
Of your cool caressing breath
Over my broken ...
August 25th, 2007
Hey! Something's Not Right Here...
I am surrounded by
Banging machines, flapping wings
Roaring engines and the smell of gasoline
"Hey! Something's not right here...
This brochure promised me
Quiet meadows and peaceful streams!"
"This is not at all what I bargained for!"
Dispirited,
I pack up my guns
Rev-up the Harley
And ride back ...
August 26th, 2007
How Many Times?
How many times will I journey out
Only to retreat,
Yet again
In
Defeat?
