poem of the day October 31


The world is a big place

full of mountains and valleys

full of lands and oceans

Where waves and wind

travel sometimes in the same direction

making changes all over the landscape

like artists painting from inside the whole

poem of the day October 30


Quiet surrounds

the early dawn

holding the deep sleep

of the night before

in a cradle of darkness

where all souls wait for

the first sounds of light

poem of the day October 29


The day felt like copper

The oaks were bronze sentries 

lining the roadway toward home

The fallen leaves of all trees mixed

together to form a brown blanket

that welcomed the warm rays of the sun

sending sparkles of golden treasures everywhere

poem of the day October 28


I dreamed I was the goldfish
in Aunt Marilyn’s kitchen
living in a one room glass fish tank
full of New York City tap water
with a grand view of the refrigerator
and the old gas stove
I had nothing to do but dream
of the nothingness of life
which became very meaningful
when I realized perhaps I really was
the goldfish who was dreaming up me

poem of the day October 27


I learned at the party
of the new centenarian

his secret of longevity

I was surprised to hear
It was to always worry
Yet not be in a hurry
Plan a full rewarding day
But mostly surround yourself
with the love of friends and family

where the circle of life never ends

poem of the day November 26


Fire and Water

all over the world

Floods and Infernos

Wind eating Wood

Climate change is not going good

poem of the day October 25


I wasn't able to walk on water

but I was able to walk in water

though I got very wet on pure H2O

that should count for something

especially when I see that sinners are  

in charge of handing out the blessings

poem of the day October 24


The difference

between boats

is just some water

slapping within the tides

And nothing like the big waves

that wash life upon the shores

poem of the day October 23


Begin another morning

on the wall of ritual

Wash your face

Say some grace

Then stumble

out the door

poem of the day October 21


A flower opens

with a sudden burst 

of emotion found deep

inside the marrow

Rising to bloom 

like big wet eyes

of a heart felt storm

poem of the day October 22


It take a lot of years

to live to be a hundred

So few reach this club of a century

Where 36,500 days of sunrises, sunsets

house a million memories of past events

It is a rare special life full of humanity

to be one that knows the secret of longevity

And soon at his happy 100 birthday party

I will ask my friend, the centurion

How does one live to be three score and forty

poem of the day October 20


Up before for the fall sun

feeling the fresh cold of night

linger on my open soul

I am like the meadow grass

full of eager anticipation

waiting for the warm light 

poem of the day October 19


Some trees

have lost 

their leaves

Others are 

full of color

A checker board

marks every change

as seasons turn

within this game

poem of the day October 18



A 19th century evening
Oil lamps light the house
In bed very early
to sleep away the night
I am up now trying to
remember my old fashioned dreams
from generations long ago

poem of the day October 17


Rain and wind
The power out
Dark gray day
lingers longer
then the life
of morning candles

poem of the day October 16


The still before

an all out rain

allows for quiet reflections

where one is able 

to savoir the past while it lasts

poem of the day October 15


Tables wait

inside a room

Well dressed with 

china from the wall

A parade of food

makes its way

as gathered chairs begin to fill

Soon a toast is called

all around the world  

with familiar songs from every home 

Giving life to tables waiting their room

poem of the day October 14


A triangle became a circle

Two triangles became a star

I was looking at the Milky Way

trying to find all universal shapes

while sitting on my earthly square

It was then I realized the door

of eternity was nothing but a rectangle 

swinging on the shaped filled hinges of life

poem of the day October 13


Happy within a bound sea

the little fish swims so free

until it reaches the river's edge

where other water begins to spread

beyond the gate of familiar tears

into the pool of worldly fears

poem of the day October 12


A leaf alive

within the wind

flutters on 

wings of whim

Where to go 

What to see

I wonder as I watch it be

poem of the day October 10


How many drips of dew fill a dawn?

The elixir sweet fog of night dreams

covers the earth like a long wet blanket

Shivering souls sweat songs before the sun

How many drips can you count on a tongue?

poem of the day October 10


I am looking for

an emotional support tree

One I can bring with me

On a plane to Spain

so I won't have to face

the falling rain alone

And turn the water into happy cheers

instead of sadness found in old long tears

poem of the day October 9


There are no cross roads anymore

cause no chicken in their right mind

wants to get to the other's side

There are only tribal teams

Big paper tigers riding blind cheerleaders

that dazzle the mind while dancing

on a stage full of black hate and white love

"What happened?" God shouted to a pack of righteous worms 

dressed in Sunday best he found walking the narrow minded road

"Don't you know the early birds soon will be a coming"

poem of the day October 8


A march of change

needs a direction

Otherwise it

ends up going

in circles of raw emotion

poem of the day October 7


After many years

There is one thing I know

I see the mountain 

and later living

same as you always do

poem of the day October 6


Some worlds are open
Some worlds are closed
How to know which is which
takes a lifetime to behold

poem of the day October 5


The simple pleasure of food

The anticipation of recipes

Handed down favorites 

All special 

All love felt

A good time for families

to share suppers 

around the home table

full of happy conversations

warmed by belly laughs

both sweet and savory

poem of the day October 4


Drifting in a gentle dawn rain

wet leaves filled with night dreams 

fall to the ground full of memories

I wonder if they will remember their journey

when awaken by the drying light of day

poem of the day October 3


The gate of stagnation blew open

in a free wind for the first time in years

It took a while for indecisive footprints 

caught in their own red and white shoes

to move forward through the polarized soil

salted with the hatred of loud fear-mongers

The gate was bathed in the pure blue sunshine of the constitution

Looking back it was a good day of freedom

poem of the day October 2

Wind clouds held hands
looking very married
Sky was bright blue
Half shadow sun
illuminated two sunflowers
Drums from a muted plane engine
accompanied a monarch
flying over the meadow

I was leaning on a tree

who was chilling with me

poem of the day October 1


Time washes over a room

leaving layers

A laugh

A cry

A piece of pie

Remembrance 

inside walls

200 years of emotions

glued with the dust

of humanity

Buried deep 

Yet sometimes opened

but only by the light of a living soul