poem of the day July 31 

The age

of August

begins with

an old north wind

Air full of chills

Midsummer morning

Cold robins hunt for worms

 poem of the day July 30 

Light so softly

like daydreams

rolling over dreams

Soft realms 

meshing two sisters

You see it all

round around

rimming the well

Change direction

when needed

More is less

Less is more

depending which 

side of the door

 poem of the day July 29 

Slow morning

Soft light

Good green calm

I see the moment 

like a grand piano

full of anticipation 

about to open the stage

 poem of the day July 28 

Vibrations

pulse out

of all beings

inanimate

animate

Some flash

very quick 

Some pedal

very slow

Some come 

from deeper

than time

All are on

the ride of universe

 poem of the day July 27 

After many years

the old clock

was still running

Ticking away

year after year

even though

it was missing

all of its hands 

Making it impossible

to keep track of time

Yet it sat on the mantle

full of measured rhythm 

reminding one of the past

with every tick of its tock

 poem of the day July 26 

Turn the light inward 

to see the awesome view

A view often neglected

by years of old and new

It might need renovation 

to reveal the palace inside

but once achieved

the inner breeze

will be the tide to ride

 poem of the day July 25 

A rain within

a morning

moods

the light of day

perhaps

it clouds

some vision

where plans

then go awry

But remember

this change

though not welcome

is exactly

what we need

The override

of many lives

good wetness 

upon green leaves

 poem of the day July 24 

Sip a simple morning

before sun does shine

sweet breath early dawn

savored like fine wine

I see  night melt away

to enter a new eternity

with a tide so grand

beyond all man

and happens everyday

 poem of the day July 23 

The eyes of all

the waiting

reveal the road

we've been

Big and sad

Small and glad

The mirror turned within

How many obstacles

an eye has overcome

makes the ticket found

more profound 

much rounder 

than the sun

 poem of the day July 22

Crickets hiding

in  a round 

about way

under boards

tiny hoards

growing big

everyday

The sun 

changes angles

with a good windily flow

little fellas scatter

and so the Jiminy goes

poem of the day July 21 

Indonesian cabinet

to big pine tree

My pet porcupine 

has a new destiny

With help from my

good friend Will

we caught the beast

It was quite a thrill

I was armed with a net

Will had a spade

we put down a tarp

our trap was soon laid

Carefully he opened 

the teak cabinet door

The porcupine darted

right out to the floor

Down came my net

Will's spade pinned it too

but it started to escape

there was only one thing to do

We quickly folded the tarp

into a waiting garbage can

And after a struggle we put

the beast into my van

Then we drove it away

to a big pine tree

Where we watched it climb

The porcupine was free

 poem of the day July 20  

An improbable

chain of events

in the barn

has left me with

a big porcupine 

trapped in an

Indonesian cabinet

It all started with me

packing for the flea

garage door left open

mating birds fly in

birds build nest

lay eggs have babies

don't want to hurt birds

garage door kept open

letting porcupine walk in

I arrive see porcupine

porcupine runs I chase

straight into Indonesian cabinet

I quickly close door tight

trying to digest

the randomness of

cause and effect

 poem of the day July 19 

Rain on

green leaves

Sky darkens

surprised to see

no big wind

Hidden horizon

only hints 

of constant turmoil

within light and thunder

 poem of the day July 18 Buggy outside

Buggy outside 

Bitten alive

Not a  very

good night

for man

nor beast

unless 

you're a bird

about to feast

 poem of the day July 17 

A human fear 

of sharks 

Deep danger lurking 

in the swimming sea

of our subconscious 

differs from person to person

Is it healthy panic

or irrational delusion?

I guess it all depends

on how brave one is

when swimming in the ocean

while binge watching shark week

 poem of the day July 16 

Seeing that

big rock

over there

The one

sitting atop

other rocks

forming a 

winding wall

full of lost toil

long abandon

in the middle

of a tall forest

makes me

understand

the true power

of nature

 poem of the day July 15 

In every town

of tic and toc

stands the big

meadow clock

Its hand of stone

straight and tall

marks the day

but does not

move at all

It is shadows

of the sun

that tells the time

for everyone

 poem of the day July 14 

Wagons 

circling

a world

of uncertainty  

Water off

Water on

Fire on

Fire off

Love on

Love off

Hate off

Hate on

Too many

see-saws

everyday

Climate

Humanity

don't mix

Anger growing

Flood growing

Land burning

Love disappearing 

Seems the old

wagon needs

a new wheel

and lots of luck

to drive the road

and not get stuck

 poem of the day July 13 

I am going to bake

an elastic cake

and stretch it

to the Moon

I'll ride a cow

to show me how

to carry 

a silver spoon

The two of us

will share our cake

with a man 

shaped like a car

He'll strap us in 

to seats of sins

and drive us

fast to Mars

 poem of the day July 12 

Pouring

grey clouds

filling green leaves

Drips hitting

puffed out bird

clinging while singing

songs from an air filled sea

 poem of the day July 11 

Early birds

discussing

last night

Patter about

the morning

Some seem

satisfied with

their dreams

Others squawk

about nightmares

All are looking for

a breakfast worm or two

as the sun pushes closer to rising

 poem of the day July 10 

Look for wear

on an old

pair of stairs

that opens

down from the sky

Was it firebug screams

or light from some dream

A star that grew up on Mars

Whatever they say

about time anyway

is not the clock

on which to pray

 poem of the day July 9 

Road Lilies rave

on long highways

Orange trumpets

driven by wind rain

jam into each other

like extroverted wallflowers

I see their shining heads

bobbing big in a soulful rain

as big as a summertime smile 

 poem of the day July 8 

The boat landed on

shifting quicksand

Stars & Stripes

are now 

Stripes & Stars

Fear & Loathing

flipped sides

and morphed into

Loathing & Fear

The door dropped open

into uncharted waters

Without even touching

a single step 

everyone jumped off

holding tiny totems

made of melting ice cream

 poem of the day July 7 

Certain words

full of ambiguous

contradictions

allow the vagueness

of a vast ocean

to float sink and swim

presumably all at the same time

perhaps singing a song replete

of possibly conceivably maybes

 poem of the day July 6 

The yesterday before yesterday

The yesterday after yesterday

The tomorrow after tomorrow

The tomorrow before tomorrow

changes the direction

of Before and After

making it possible or impossible

to appreciate the simplicity of 

the always present always present

 poem of the day July 5 

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Butterfly and crawl

All those people

swimming in a bowl

Up and Down 

Water in the falls

fish are watching

everyone and all

 poem of the day July 4 

Slogging leads

to bogging

sinking deep into

a quick sand

like rain

Good soul soaking

Ground is open 

ready to grow 

 poem of the day July 3  

So where

they go

from sky

to moon

I can not see

foretold the rain

There was

some gold

in an old 

stone wall

at least 

that was 

the story told

 poem of the day July 2 

The sound of rain

is familiar to all
even after
a long absence
The welcome whispers 
seep into my mind
as morning wetness
falls from heaven
with a harmony
heard falling from

the open branches of every tree

 poem of the day July 1 

water rain

ground wet

green day

grey fog

still air

calm peace

morning begins

with small stirrings

like all things reborn