poem of the day August 31 

A window

full of glass

is all that

separates

in from out

A very thin 

clear fragileness

easily broken

by emotions hurled

from either

side of the skin

 poem of the day August 30 

A pillar stands

earth to heaven

inside of 

each and 

every ancient tree

Sap filled trunks

cleaning the air

most everywhere 

like silent timeless sentries 

Everyday I try to stand 

near these old giving trees

in hope that I might someday see 

true secrets of longevity 

 poem of the day August 29 

It is amazing

how oxygen

can be part 

of both

fire & water

and still be able

to be the breath of life

 poem of the day August 28  

Kids rolling

down a mountain

loud laughter

racing round 

and round

Happiness reaching 

an older generation

watching from 

a familiar deck

Memories sparked

by the march of time

Remembering 

the innocent 

beauty of fun

Happy for no reason

 poem of the day August 27 

Sitting long

with lungs

full of living 

Sitting inside

every breath

Seeking some

kind of nirvana

with a rhythm

that does not rest

The in and out 

born to humanity

travels long

on human roads

Where time 

takes young

into the sun

until all souls 

grow old

 poem of the day August 26

Sometimes even

with great 

amounts

of light 

it is impossible

to see the obvious 

Especially if one

is stuck in 

the mirror 

of familiar darkness

 poem of the day August 25 

Where one ends

Where one begins

is a no man's land

probe of tensions

A primordial dance 

between passing ships

full of stops & starts

All souls floating

in the present

interact as

oceans meet

in the undefined 

mind matter energy of life

 poem of the day August 24 

The last drops

of forgotten rain

slip from wet leaves

Little wings of water 

drip to green ground 

soaked in old memories

 poem of the day August 23 

Record highs

around the world

Hot and hotter

drives every inch

of temperature

Coast becomes Toast

The earth is

melting into

a familiar pattern

Dry and Dusty

like an old train

still chugging 

around in circles

full of the wrong fuel

 poem of the day August 22 

Dogs barking

on the eve of 

dark and stormy

A full moon full

Anticipation grows

within the eye of the storm

A hurricane they say

likely a direct hit

will surge with the tide

Yet the eve is very still 

only crickets around

humid, no wind yet

The unknown

still unknown

exquisite air

like all anticipation

alive with uncertainty 

 poem of the day August 21 

Eastern light over the Atlantic

Beautiful dawn wakes
all shore birds flying low
over a calm sea
The merge of fire and water
waits on the horizon
sending signals of the future 
Red sky in morning
Sailor take warning 

 poem of the day August 20 

As I left the dying man

a red hawk flew across my view

It's tail a fine reminder of

the way life ebbs and flows

I had told him to go see the light

once the call came sounding through

to embrace his death with reverence

and with eyes wide open walk into new 

 poem of the day August 19 

Time for that

long walk into

places beyond

the mountain valley

explore the realms

deep inside your soul

remember to bring

enough courage 

to last a lifetime

 poem of the day August 18 

Summer slipping

early august morning

overcast 

small sky

no wind 

ground still dry

hope it really does rain

 poem of the day August 17 

A stone wall

in the middle 

of the woods

seemingly out of place

is a reminder

of things long gone past

Once that same wall

separated two meadows

All that effort to clear

those fields ended up futile

but in doing so became very beautiful 

in only a human futility kind of way  

 poem of the day August 16 Dark 

Dark within light

has to retreat

into shadow

Light within dark

has to emerge

out of blackness

Each become dots

on a landscape

full of universal circles

spinning a changing earth

by the simple  power of yin and yang

 poem of the day August15

Find a moment

in the water

Somewhere

safe from 

breaking waves

There you'll

see an inner vision

full of lightful harmony

Take a flower from the counter

one with blooms to ride the breeze

feel the wind on your inner petals

until you open all your dreams

 

 a poem of the day August 14 

Sometimes

a dam can't

hold forever

Getting out

is sometimes

the best solution 

to never ending karma

Of course there will be a flood

the trick is to know

how to ride the held back river

 poem of the day August 13 

The same sun

rises for all

One big ball of light

for each and every soul

The idea that my God

is better than yours

is just an unsettled

emotional delusion

born of the need

to belong to teams

of different dreams

 poem of the day August 11 

The roll of summer

Hot Humid Hellos 

Long bird sounds

pierce the late dawn

The air still part of night

is up with me

waiting for the sun

I feel the calm atmosphere 

begin to thicken with heat

as the temperature begins to rise

 poem of the day August 12 

For the very thirsty

a big glass of 

fine spring water 

on a very hot day

is a satisfaction

without equal

 poem of the day August 10 

Into rolling abstraction

comes the art of fabrication

deep inside of every mind

The light and The dark

are both notes of a grand piano

The keys play hard to open doors

of long closed passages

born by soul but runs on time

 poem of the day August 9

Magic all around

hidden from view

yet mostly in plain sight 

waiting to be seen

waiting to be discovered

just like a sunrise

where all one needs

is an open mind

and a good pair of eyes

 poem of the day August 8 

A lone tree

turning red

standing out

in a forest of

summer green

Its leaves full of

autumn color

hint of coming change

like a butterfly's transformation

in an early musical refrain 

 poem of the day August 7 

The drifting light

found a grand palace 

in which to illuminate

as it waited on the horizon

inside a round and full sun

 poem of the day August 6 

Spin the wheel

of opposites 

Turn on

Turn off

Turn left

Turn right

Spin it again

and watch

Up go Down

In go Out

Stand become Sit

Enter the way of opposites

and remember the art of

attract and repeal

is found within the circle wheel

 poem of the day August 5 

A small slice

of summer life

A sun tea bird

glides a river bank

Fresh flowers sway

on afternoon wind

I see a little cricket 

with a tiny violin

playing lazy tunes

as time slows

for a sunkissed moon

 poem of the day August 4 

Goldenrod met

Queen Anne Lace

in the meadow 

face to face

Both were staring

at Black Eyed Susan

bloomed to the nines

and summer cruising

 poem of the day August 3 

Time rides Time

Each second

reveals another

With so much time 

the mothership 

full of clocks

was able to paddle 

far from shore

Its engines fueled by 

unending seconds

carried small karma

needed for lifetimes 

Billions maybe more

 poem of the day August 2 

Some love handles

are too big

to grab with 

one hand

In order for

love to succeed

it needs

the help

of a united village

to lift the world

out of irrational hatred

 poem of the day August 1 

Finding enough

stepping stones

to span the great divide

becomes a full time job

especially when the world

is full of slippery sides