poem of the day December 21


If the knock

comes at a time

when the door is 

wide open

the new is already in

the old has already left

It is the same

within the house of mind

poem of the day December 20


finding all

the depths

to reach

the sparkling cave 

takes a

certain

calm to

drive within

the body of

another's soul

poem of the day December 19

Long eyes

far afar

Sometimes

unable to

say the truth

Not even

into wells

which use to be

the sacred

keepers of secrets

until the internet

intercepted

the love of God

to make 

all things public

poem of the day December 18

It was the new craze

special jumping horses

Everybody

was riding them

Horses that could

fly while galloping

Here to there

There to here

Up the road

Down the road

The only barrier

the special horses

could not jump

was the fork

in the road

Unfortunately

that still depended

on the fate

of the ride

poem of the day December 17


Once again

waiting for

the light

The dark

seems very

strong

and deep

on this drizzling dawn

reminding me

that things

appear to stay the same

only minutes

before the change

poem of the day December 16


The wind gave

life to the leaves

They were having

a great time as

they danced around

like ballerinas

surrounding my car

like lemmings

jumping over the cliff

It had me thinking

there might

be more to life

then we think

poem of the day December 15


fast and slow

is the illusion

Time is

the same

for all

dress pressed

wheels

The only

difference

are the traveling roads

that all end in

different

fleeting futures

poem of the day December 14


hiding from

the bear

in the cabinet

next to

the cookie jar

or having the

bull deliver

fine china

to the lost rodeo

is just way

the hands

work

in the clock

of man

poem of the day December 13


The lobby of the hotel

served tea exactly at 3:00

At a table sitting next to me

were a couple of fleas

Well dressed 

Well mannered

but full of disease

"We will ban everything

needed for people to see"

The one with the big hair

chuckled to me

poem of the day December 12


When things were

a dime a dozen

no one had to think

water was left running

long after you left the sink

It was great to drive for hours

and sit inside your car

it did not really matter

that you never traveled far

The height of fancy manners

was to leave food on the plate

cause no one wanted 

to be thought of

as a man of second rate

But now that eggs cost a fortune

with water as expensive as gas

you have to think of the future

when drinking from the glass

poem of the day December 1


Why no?

Why yes?

Why the why?

A long walk

clears the sense

of expectation

The turtle

wins the long

race of circles

Not like

the shallow rabbit

who wins

only in the

square of fear

Thinking

of nothing but

wind 

salt 

worry 

time

and the

look of

the everyday

angry face

that unsettles one

with the crying eye

Why no?

Why yes?

Why the why?

poem of the day December


What happens

when the driver

on the bus

runs out

of wheels?

Does he move

on back?

or whine

whine whine?

All I know 

It is better to

run out of

wheels

then run out

of road

poem of the day December 9


So I walked

on the water

But sank

on the very

first step

I guess

I am not

related

to Jesus

but I'm glad

I'm related

to the rest

of us mess

poem of the day December 8


The search

became

one

of mountains

Trying to

find the valley 

deep within

The disappointment after

days of climbing

Only to come back

empty

Not knowing

the valley

was always

there

A sacred floor

hidden

by the

very mountains

used for climbing

poem of the day December 7


The ritual

got lost

somewhere

inside the 

ritual

No one

knew

exactly

when

But

pomp

and 

circumstance

had replaced

true love

Now all we

have left

is

a very 

fashionable

coat

which

looks good

yet smothers

the soul

into breeding

envy and hate

poem of the day December 6


If you

cross

plan

with 

tan

then

you will

plant

something

very deep

to grow

throughout

the light

of life

without

the worry

of falling

down in

the rain

when the

sun don't shine

poem of the day December 5


Something about 

sun on frost

A free moment

blinding sparkle

richer

then any 

dizzy diamond

Able to melt

the soul

without desire

envy or toil

poem of the day December 4


TAKE care

care take

GIVE care

care give

MORE care

care more

LESS care

care less

LIFE care

care life

DEATH care

care death

WITH care

care with

GUN care

care gun

HATE care

care hate

NO care

care no

PEACE care

care peace

WITHOUT care

care without

LOVE care

care love

IN care

care in

HEART care

care heart

poem of the day December 3


The space

between

a rabbit's ear 

is full of

every kind of fear

Some far 

Some true

Some false

Some near

But always

in their mind

Poor dear

poem of the day December 2


The river ran

through the meadow

for centuries

Separating

here from there

Keeping yes

away from no

But then

a tree fell

over the

water

and landed

on the other side

All of a sudden

there was a bridge

Here and there

No and yes

were connected

and no longer

thought of the water

which was now forced

to do nothing

but be the river flow

poem of the day December 1


"How many dreams

are in the jar"

asked the nightwatchman

as he held up

the empty vessel

with a lid on

so tight it

was impossible

for any of

the  insomniacs

to see