poem of the day October 31


The simple touch of touch

physical mental spiritual

the need to receive the intertwine

of belonging to life

the simple note

the full embrace

the curl of a cat

the wag of a dog

the bliss of being wanted

wanting to taste the divine

wanting experience the sublime

I see the imperfect world

made perfect by the warm

touch of merging love

open arms of lovely hugs

poem of the day October 30

The same but different

different but the same

The equation of life with time 

Universal moments of ordinary change

Frozen water on a melted highway

Ice riding on the river

possibilities separated only by a few degrees 

I watch all boats very carefully for swimming souls that could be me

poem of the day October 29


The direction  of all destiny 

is up to down, left to right

like a wind in a land of more or less

The depth of a person's inner soul

is marked by the flowing water within

not channeled by where one swims

Yet old light in a tunnel does not guarantee

the opening of a very natural destiny

It all depends on a place in line

and if your dreams could be my mind

poem of the day October 28


a simple pleasure 

of sleeping late

catching up on

a river of dreams

awakening to lights

that came before

trying to remember

who entered my door?

poem of the day October 27


The whiteness of the virgin snow

upon the autumn landscape

looked out of place for October

Unexpected drops on a world of color

covering dead leaves and flowers 

Would be very bittersweet poignant 

if not for little lost lilies spreading hate

out of the mouth of the whited torch leader

poem of the day October 26


Change happens constantly

whether one is ready or not

conscious or unconscious

very fast or very slow

reminding me of mountains

that grow out of the earth

big long strong tall

but eventually melt

like a huge ball of wax

into new surroundings 

filling the valley below

one day at a time

poem of the day October 25

A lingering

awaiting

the twix

of times

Someplace

between

sleep and soul

Dreaming of

morning light

like rainbows full of endless love

trying to reach each other

in the slip of far away ships

poem of the day October 24


Around 

Around

the circle large

riding the wibbly womb

on a wobbly rim

full of everything

but nothingness

The constant pressure

of gravity pushing

down on the trodden

filling them with darts of ideas

that puff out of big clouds

usually used for canning fish

not driving the iron ship off course 

with a wiggle waggle pushed from the lips of time

poem of the day October 21

"How to balance

the human stalk

as it walks its way

toward the boarder

depends on the morality

from which they are made"

God said to the next generation of  angels

trying to help the poor souls consumed by love and hate

All were sad that life had evolved way beyond fate and mate

poem of the day October 22


A long way in miles

Many steps of perfection

The old dog sits on the porch

waiting for new arrivals

wondering who will be first

to bring the bone shoes 

fresh from another lifetime

in which to walk the seven seas

poem of the day October 21


Give the branded better branding

to compete against tattoos

make them art works of self expression

instead of punishment by public humiliation

Though they look so very similar upon the lovely skin

one is a map of magic meaningful journeys 

while the other IDs one marked of sin

But for the casual observer who stares at both cheeks

it is hard to tell whose living hell

from those who're super chic

The only one that can tell the difference of the painted onion ball 

is the one who wears the marks that cover their inner soul

poem of the day October 20


a still morning

no sound to the light

I wonder what the last

of the leaves think about

as they wait for a wind

to ride out their Karma

like a proud flag wavering 

before a useless dead war

poem of the day October 19


I saw an eagle

on a branch

in the pouring rain

puffed out feathers

making the bird look

like a white mink coat

Warm and stoic

the bird stared

at each passing car

locking eyes with

those that question 

the direction of freedom

poem of the day October 18



To go through the motions

without true understanding

allows indecision to creep

into each and every deep joint

forcing other muscles to react

to the circling fear of words

as the ball flies over the long net

like a drone from someone else's mind

poem of the day October 17


the simplicity 

of splitting wood

so basic human

man with maul

meets grain of wood

the test of endurance

one swing at a time

until the pile grows

into winter's stove

poem of the day October 16


a fragile flower

before a frost

appears like 

a poignant dove

full of lost summer 

spreading everyday wings

unaware that fate

is just a matter

of a few degrees

or a selfish god like me

who covers the cold

with a warm blanket

not for the soul of the flower

but for the sleeping beauty I see

poem of the day October 15


Where one floats

in the ocean

depends upon the tides

Where one floats on

their journey depends upon the lies

A false root clings to obsession

like a smiling mirror's cloud

A true root finds the truth

beneath layers of golden fog

The only way to know

how one really truly floats

is to jump into a bottomless sea

away from every boat

poem of the day October 14


Inside the human mountain

is a secret domain

Some no name red river

beating some deep safe place

where the sun

stands with wisdom

balanced better then unwise men

wearing long robes able to fool many mountains

but not an open heart hidden within

poem of the day October 13


There is a spider

living in my kitchen

I see it sometimes

when I sweep the floor

It looks so perfect

like a morning reflection

walking over the wood

with not a care in the world

Eight arms of perfect perfection

Poem of the day October 12


The wind was warm

from the North East

bringing new tides

sailing true on old boats 

full of inner riches

that rise and fall

on the breath of far away souls

somewhere on the road toward immortality

poem of the day October 11


A star filled night

the Big Dipper very bright

pointing but not quite right

at the North Star that sits

a little off center so it can view

the Milky Way better then me

even better then you

poem of the day October 10


The leaves of fall

turning like pages

A kaleidoscope of color

waiting for the wind

in which to fly

soaring above time

with no thoughts

about anything

but the fun of free falling

poem of the day October 9


The emotional zone

measures the PH of humanity

The base acid line of life

Within this realm 

in the sea of suffering

The tidal tide of fearful tribes

where the fuel needed for hate

lingers in small white landing strips

easily manipulated 

by the evil wizard turning

Hope into fear

Glad into sad

Good into bad

with or without the god of beer

poem of the day October 8


The end 

The beginning

The close

The open

The breath

of heartbeats

One after another

Year after year

until water

becomes air

mixing together

to sing the simple

song of souls

poem of the day October 7

a pebble dropped into a pool

makes ripple like circle waves

that spiral out into new frontiers

changing ideas with or without

a long boat in which to reach the shore

poem of the day October 6

cold fog dawn

dark still time

new world opens

red on the east ring

upside down fresh 

first whiffs of new light

poem of the day October 5


Turn quick the trees

Get us out of black and white

Release some color into the stagnant air

Let it float down with a big sunny smile

so we can remember the beauty of nature

often lost in the ugliness of raging men

poem of the day October 4


An open I

with a closed mind

is tunnel vision

Where the eye

of a lens sees

only what your

camera wants to film

Gone are the days

of milk and honey

poem of the day October 3


Drifting along

in the emotional world

trying to stay clear

of the electric fog 

that covers life like

a wet blanket seeping

with constant negativity

Meaningful words drift

with misguided meaning

born from the mouth

of saviors only worried about

the power of their little boy skin 

poem of the day October 2


The desire to want

The conscience of need

went for a walk 

among the old weeds

There on the ground

was a diamond blue eye

the rarest temptation

that falls from the sky

The mind of the walker

filled with wanting approached

the diamond blue flame

that glittered with smoke

The desire was open

when the conscience of need

poked its head out of the weeds

Yes if you do

No if you don't

the battle the struggle

began to take sides

within the temple that knows

each day of our lives

poem of the day October 1


A hop step into another month

Leaves turning autumn boundaries

The sun hangs lower over the horizon

rushing fast toward towards stillness

Still time to gather fire wood

The  many ants are plenty busy 

too busy to catch the fleeting rabbit