poem of the day May 31 

Pebbles thrown

into the everlasting well

Mirror reflections of

each circle cast

Deep vibrations

spiral through 

like big waves

Separated by ripples

of the same water

I just marvel at how

effortlessly life proceeds

 poem of the day 

Gathered near

the New England

monkey trail

was a fine memorial

A celebration of a man 

on a hill filled with souls

Many words were said 

with lots of love

and I was moved by

the crowd who sang

together at the end

a song written 

just for him 

with the most beautiful words  

Water pouring water

into water...

Water pouring water

into water...

 poem of the day May 29 

Finding clarity

Your true soul

within yourself

without stumbling

into clouded waters

is to understand

the grand you 

is always there

hiding in plain sight

 poem of the day May 28

The need

for all

to be included

is part of

the human

experience

No one want

to be alone

Yet in this

new environment 

of promoted hate

Of us against them

These selfish

self important

manipulators of tribes

do not allow

ideas to mix

Do not permit

common ground

Allowing good souls

to slowly be turned into

ignorant armies of 

lonely frightened enemies 

 poem of the day May 27 

Bumble Bees

sipping hour

tip their wings

flower to flower

Dogs have treed 

a flying squirrel 

somewhere high

on Walter's wheel

 poem of the day May 26 

Timeland

A place

to live

for eternity

A time zone

void of boundaries

Where new faces

remember all lives

once visited

 poem of the day May 25 

Sometimes

a slow sad

drifting dawn

After another 

senseless 

massacre 

of innocent

children

Creeps up

in ways only

understood

by the love

filled heart

of a peaceful

unarmed 

anti gun soldier 

 poem of the day May 24 

Followers of 

false prophets 

playing in

deep water

need to be very

wary of the abyss 

 poem of the day May 23 

lightning

thunder 

rain

yellow 

green 

leaves

Wind swimming

cold air

hot air

CLOSE STRIKE

thunder louder

air heavy

Shimer of leaves

twist into dusk

 poem of the day May 22 

Back again

dawn again

sound again

birds be birds

with song 

like words

 poem of the day May 21 

The flea market opens

in a manner of hours 

The anticipation grows

The long wait is over

I am a kid

on the eve

of fishing season

full of inner pleasure

excited for 

first light

Hoping for luck

but I am not

fishing for fish

I am fishing for treasure

Treasure hiding in plain site

 poem of the day May 20

A fine line

thrown over

an early rainbow

pulls the bow

back into places

seldom imagined 

A fresh arrow shot

from the light quiver 

pierces the impossible

letting go of the familiar 

New tides push and pull

allowing a golden soul

to grow fruits only fertile

in an opened mind

 poem of the day May 19 

Long days walk

one after another

light and bouncy

even the big  trees

are moved

by their actions

 poem of the day May 18 

The difference

between formal

and informal

is no longer

the black and white

suits of yesterday

The superficial dressings

of long held rituals

have now slipped

into the realm of vague

A comfortable place

for those who struggle 

in the land of commitment

 poem of the day May 17 

After the rain

After the wind

After the crisp night

The morning air has

transformed the dawn

The air floats clear

Allowing yesterday's light 

bathed fresh by earthy waters

to open with a sunrise

worthy of a Golden Globe

 poem of the day May 16 

Spring Green

Early Green

Yellow Green

Fresh new Green

Green on Green

Every kind of 

Sublime Green

Makes me wonder 

What an old Evergreen

thinks of all this

New grown Green

 poem of the day May 15 

All those circles

are circling again

The moon was full

getting ready to send

A red wave from Yin-ville 

loaded good at the dock

A progression of phases

like wheels on a clock

 poem of the day May 14 

Wishing for rain

in the dry dawn

of  morning

Don't see a cloud

anywhere is sight

What if the sun

dries all the clover?

What if the rain

gets burned 

by the sun?

Where do we go

if we need 

a new planet?

Where do we go 

to buy a new one?

 poem of the day May 13 

A dystopian utopia

appeared in the

middle of paradise 

I was surprised 

how perfection

had become tainted

by too much perfection

turning heaven

into a dreamland hell

 poem of the day May 12 

Study the sun

as it moves

within a room

Follow the light

and one will

discover strange

illuminating rays

A fountain of 

silver slivers

blazing bright

like a movie

full of luster light

 poem of the day May 11 

A bluebird

darts across

a roadside

Pressing good

fortune with

a few lucky travelers

flying their way

 poem of the day May 10

Journeys

far and wide

close and narrow

begin with 

a new step

a first breath

one after another

until fresh footprints

point the way

for life to follow

 poem of the day May 9 

Do legacy plants have a right

to be part of the landscape?

Part of a homestead yard?

This rag tag inherited 

collection of Plants

handed down

through families 

Brought to new homes

generation after generation 

are a bridge from the past

I have plants in my own family 

passed down

from property to property

from father to son

since long before the civil war

Pachysandra I can trace 

back to Brooklyn 1840's

Forsythia  too and

Lilies of the the valley

came from Mineola where

Dead Nettle and Wild Onions

hitched rides and found

their way to me via Connecticut 

They are part of my journey

but do I pass these plants on

to the next family home

knowing all are invasive

to various degrees?

 poem of the day May 8 

The air on this

Mother's Day

is full of flowers

A drift of perfume 

washes over 

Mother Earth

gentle reminding

the world of the

magic scent of

unconditional love

found only in warm wombs

 poem of the day May 7 

The tide

all tied

in a round

like bow

Nowhere

to hide

Nowhere 

to go

Its watery reach

circles the beach 

So wet and full

these waves 

do break 

along the shore

just a drop it takes

 poem of the day May 6 

For what makes

the day rise

makes the sunset

Is a great miracle

even for miracles 

 poem of the day May 5 Buds Buds

Buds Buds

Billion Buds

All pointing

everywhere

Erect proud

Swelling Swelling

waiting waiting

heavy anticipation 

Spring Spring

Wing Ding

Open Open

everything

 poem of the day May 4 

The intimacy

of you and

your screen

The movie of

you watching you

is mingled with 

your thoughts

and  ever evolving suggestions

leading you far from shore

where you float euphoric 

by the beach

in seas of bliss

drifting off to sleep

only to  wake up to find

you are now in a very

different kind of see

 poem of the day May 3 

Falling rain

Water dripping

Spring feeding

New life

seeping 

everywhere

including 

old tires

discarded 

along the road

It's a miracle

of reincarnation

born of god

Very romantic

until the buzz

of the mosquito  

attempts its sting

 poem of the day May 2 

A crimson light

washes eastern trees

with a peaceful  calm

in a gentle breeze

A band of birds

are out and about

As houseplants watch

from their window tops

I can tell they long

by the way they seem

their light streaked leaves

wishing outside dreams

 poem of the day May 1 

Charting course

within change

depends on

the water in the river

Staying the course

depends on the 

banks of the river

For those who ride 

these rolling tides

no boat is needed