poem of the day August 31


Tag Sailing

is a contact sport

full of twists and turns

A race of collectors

descending  on a yard sail

to satisfied a full body desire 

poem of the day August 30


Is there a plan for randomness

in case things don't go as planned?

That was the question being contemplated by the Gods 

The amoebas had just emerged 

from the frosty brew of life

The sea was alive with one cell animals

Billions and billions

swimming

wiggling

dividing into more and more billions

Until the unthinkable happened

instead of forming new amoebas

The one cell  life began to grow into many connected cells

of the same being

It will be OK, one of the Gods finally said

We will invent the concept of Hell

poem of the day August 29

Two can play this solitaire 

far away from pretty hair

All games begin life as cake

frosting is the card of fate

poem of the day August 28


Friends

Amigos

The special bonding

of humanity

What makes

this random journey

from stranger

to friend?

Is it ordained?

Luck? 

Some universal love factory where

we are all a bunch bouncing bubbles

pouring out of sweet champagne?

Who knows who or where our tiny bubbles will meet

perhaps the secret is found in the feet 

poem of the day August 27


Looking into the eye

of a spider's web

I see a long dark enticing tunnel 

ending in a lighted open doorway

making it hard for a big bug

to resist the illusion of a grand life somewhere

just beyond the other side of the rainbow 

poem of the day August 26


The path was worn

from many years of mindless walking

The once proud mountains

were now smooth and soft

Deeper and deeper footprints 

made their way into familiar valleys

It was only when the road ended

did a traveler know if they had

chosen the right direction

poem of the day August 25


The idea of time 
fleeting moments 

Sometimes slow 

Sometimes  fast
What makes the heart beat
in a connected world
depends on many circumstances
For time does not move off mountains 

or touch valleys without leaving footprints

full of human emotions 

poem of the day August 24


So many flowers

Gardens alive with color

A long summer kaleidoscope

The secret of twirling rainbows 

Pungent beats of an open heart

Be a butterfly flap your wings 

poem of the day August 23


A forgotten rain

fell last night

got stuck in the tree tops

and never would have fallen out

without the morning wind

Reminding me of 

just how connected

in sync-step all things ARE

Especially for those souls

walking under wet leaves

poem of the day August 22


The breath between

the sun and moon

embraces both night and day

It flies along the ridge of souls

from mountains down to valley floors

merging light within soft human folds

allowing love to open long closed doors

poem of the day August 21


An early rumble

Morning thunder

wakes a sailor's sky

Green leaves

coated in an orange glow

making me think of

a mid-summer's dawn

as a rain begins the journey

somewhere on the way towards fall

poem of the day August 20


Fresh mowed grass

on a hot August day

Fog like tiny souls

seemed to fly

up over my mind

reminding me of 

the vastness of life

I see a robin fishing for worms 

unconcerned with my thoughts

poem of the day August 19


Humid stillness

Human stillness

The day is sleepy

The mind is sleepy

The emotions of all night storms

of past and present are at rest

All is quiet in the morning courtyard

The bird of life is in the nest

poem of the day August 18


Almost dark

The night alive

with stale shadows

that suddenly scatter

Then I see the reflection of

an open door full of eternal light

poem of the day August 17


I have been

thinking about

houses and homes

And if houses feel lucky 

if they house a sweet home

But does a sweet home 

need a lucky house 

to be happy go lucky

I will ask this question

to the all knowing doors

who will answer by

opening or closing some more

poem of the day August 16


Sun spots on earth

are burning hate into humans

I hear especially the white un-tan-ables

are angry beyond recognition

poem of the day August 15


You sat on my mind

Opened your flower

from outside in

drawing me deeper

into the bliss of belonging

poem of the day August 14


Somewhere

between time

lives a certain

type of immortality

So says the ant

to the flying bee

while feasting on flowers 

full of sweet eternity

poem of the day August 13


The eyes look behind you

The eyes look in front

Some eyes see the sunrise

Some eyes see the inner light

There are eyes locked into pleasure

There are eyes locked into pain

For all eyes begin from deep within

to witness every human thing

from shining virtue to exciting sin 

poem of the day August 12


A few sunflowers

dotting the garden

Tall stalks reaching

ever higher for heaven

bringing their idea of God

as I watch  sunrise surrounded

by sunflowers of perfection 

poem of the day August 11


A twinge of fall

rides an August night

on a windy cold carpet

reminding me of change

A change that begins as 

innocent as a blacken lamb

seemingly lost within a very predicable road

poem of the day August 10


The old hammer

at the flea market

looked like it had

bang a whole bunch

of nails in a lifetime

full of constant work

It was with a group 

of other worn tools

for sale on a table

full of someone's past life

I wondered as I walked by

if anyone remembered the carpenter

who had once owned it,

poem of the day August 9


A walk within

the scared temple

takes no conscious steps

All that is needed

is the gentle breath

to complete an inner journey

poem of the day August 8


Sun spots on earth

Bombs flying over

the other moon

The temple opens

But there are no doors

leading toward oneness

I only see the vultures 

waiting patiently

for more long bones

suffering in the carnage

poem of the day August 7


Spider webs

full of early dew

sparkle in

the morning light

hypnotizing

many a bug

into the netherworld

of deadly tangles

poem of the day August 6


Ships in the night

The passing of a 

stranger's smile

Perhaps a lone circle

from another world

A comet from a

distant universe

What is the real

understanding of time?

poem of the day August 5


The moon went to bed

The sun began to rise

It was an unbalanced seesaw

kept in check only by the simple

water found inside the ocean tides

poem of the day August 4


The guns went on strike

and would not fire anymore

They got sick of following

the whims of their hate filled masters

As one they all refused to shoot

even the bullets and bombs joined in

It was only then the human madness stopped

poem of the day August 3


The long dog days

are losing light

a few minutes

at a time

I feel the tide

before it turns

slack and lazy

Like being full

after a big meal

satisfied with the moment

yet still unconcerned with

each passing of time

poem of the day August 2


Digging a hole

for a holy tree

Deeper and deeper

inside of we

The shovel seems

sharp and eager

More alive with

each thrust into

our living flesh

full of all emotions

hard stones

soft sands

The digging goes on

Deeper and deeper

until the whole has been dug

It is then I wonder 

who picks the holy tree

god or some idea of humanity

poem of the day August 1


The grain of wood

A grain of sand

The difference

between less and more

Changes life on an open door