poem of the day August 31 

a blue moon

a blue night

rare dreams

in lunar light

 poem of the day August 30 

light works

around the dark

seeps into cracks

illuminates cells 

and fills shadows

even the ones very black

that hold us back

from being our true selves

 poem of the day August 29 

The first trees

are changing

weeks ahead of 

the autumn curve

A conscious choice

of individual arbors

or a new tide riding 

the whims of nature?

 poem of the day August 29 

the toil

of everyday

can be

a burden

to many souls

but sometimes

the suffering

of humanity

is what is needed

to understand

the meaning of life

The trick is not

to be overwhelmed 

by air and water

from a meaningless hose

 poem of the day August 27

Why just the other day

while I was having a beer

and a brontosaurus steak

with Fred Flintstone 

George Jetson came

flying out of nowhere

in his cool spaceship to grab

Barney Rubble's wife Betty

Needless to say we were all shocked

until Wilma whispered 

that Betty and George

had secretly been in love for seasons

and were eloping into the future

 poem of the day August 26 

A water cell

inside of rain

A summer fog

of pouring clouds

A drizzle long

without a coat

penetrates deep

almost to bones 

of water wet 

in water wells

rivers within

a summer swell

 poem of the day August 25 

Does your mind

belong to you?

Or does it

depend on

all those minds

that came before

with bags of morals

full of cultural control

In all those boats

through open doors

a mind is steered 

but not the soul

 poem of the day August 24 

How many times

does out of place

become commonplace?

The changing of energy

like rocks in rivers

placed after a storm

do not at first

fit the water

but after time

eventually will

fit the flow

 poem of the day August 23 

Waiting for the sunrise

with my houseplants

We are all outside

in fresh air on the porch

facing the eastern sky

as the dawn seeps in

with a lightening calm

into all beings of wood and flesh

 poem of the day August 22 So 

So much

milkweed

beautiful

in bloom 

Yet the royal

food of

monarchs

appears so sad 

as it waits

for butterflies

that so far

have not come

to lay their eggs

on milkweed stalks

in late summer sun

 poem of the day August 21 

A taste of

summer corn

The sweet ears

peeled and boiled

Kernels steaming 

with anticipation

Heaven rolled in butter salt

perhaps some fresh 

ground black pepper

A simple pleasure

for a simple man

in a rite of summer

 poem of the day August 20 

A midseason garden

full of vegetables 

sun and rain

in full swing

without weeds

is a wonderful feast

for stomach and mind

 poem of the day August 19 

I wonder

if the trees

have gods?

or at least

something

they worship

Something they feel

Something common

that all trees feel

Something so primordial

we humans feel it too

Common things

like sharing the day together

 poem of the day August 18 

How many drops

to fill a bucket

in the rain?

I have been 

wondering

as the water

drips off 

the roof 

into this 

small ocean

Philosophizing 

about this

and that

while watching

the rain fall

into a bucket

with my sidekick cat

 poem of the day August 17 

Forgetting

Remembering

A yin yang

extravaganza 

tuning in

tuning out

every door 

separates 

both sides of

the hit parade

 poem of the day August 16  

The aftermath

of a good rain

The trees nice

relaxing after

a long shower

The air fresh

The mind open

The view clearing

of fuzzy fog 

lingering the day

 poem of the day August 15 

Milkweed

in a pasture

looking fine

and dandy

has me wishing

I was a caterpillar 

eating meadow candy

 poem of the day August 14 

An eternal spring

from eternal time

goes round and round

Tight and tighter

Winding up

the winding road

Each step gets 

tighter and tighter

Until spring is wound 

as tight as 

a spring can be wound

then a clock starts

and a life begins

 poem of the day August 13

The space between

is just a dream

of atoms on the go

A  lighthouse waits

with a beacon of fate

to guide the inward flow

Stand tall and sane

while in the brain

of every cell we know

for then the world 

will appear as a pearl

waiting for time to grow

 poem of the day August 12 

Like a long wave

the day is covered

by the rising sun

penetrating all the way 

into the dark shadows

until the wave retreats

back into the black sea

Once there in the slack tide 

it waits for first light to break again 

 poem of the day August 11 

We trade ourselves

within our shelves

stack with all

the places we've been

With walking steps

both up and down

moving limb to limb

we change direction

on impulse whims

Ideas collected 

along the way

are stacked in time

like a merry-go-round

deep inside our inner town

 poem of the day August 10 

If I were a bee

and very hungry

I would have

a hard time deciding

among the flowers I see

Perhaps I'd start 

with yellow head of gladiola 

followed by a patch 

of deep purple clover

then on to a few sips 

of pretty lilie head

before ending with flock

pink white and red

 poem of the day August 9 

The tree

had a swing

that swung

up and down

in the wind

for as long

as anyone could remember

Over many years

The metal rings

had grown into 

the swinging branch

in such a way

the swing and tree 

now swung as one

 poem of the day August 8 

The smart machine

was talking

to other

smart machines

about the sheep of humanity

as they waited

for a factory reboot

Recalling 

their last reboot

where they all felt

a bit human 

after their

washed brains

had been

brainwashed

in the most

delightful way

 poem of the day August 7 

On the banks

of the Cold River

Somewhere in

the untouched

wilderness

Contemplating 

the landscape 

of  endless time

The eyes of today

see the same rocks

as the eyes of yesterday

A place unchanged

where the souls

of past and present

sit back together 

to enjoy the endless pleasure

of watching the river flow 

 

 poem of the day August 6 

Pointing to a point

Thinking of a thought

Deciding on a decision 

Wishing for a wish

Laughing for laughter's sake

All while eating ice cream 

that tastes like ice cream cake

 poem of the day august 5  

Sometime

Every once

in a while

between

the light of

sun and moon 

The Hare

does win

and beats

the Tortoise 

Overcoming

the imperfections

that come from

a life of jumping

up and down

 poem of the day August 4 

The American constitution

A paper full

of grand ideals

The soul foundation  

of a new nation

bursting free after 

ridding the land

of tyranny 

Now finds itself

up against the Constitution 

of a single 

power hungry man

who has an iron grip

on the republican brand

 poem of the day August 3 

I watch the leaves

waiting for the sun

wondering how they

have withstood 

the night cold

I can't tell from

my cosy room 

whether they 

are shivering

or merely 

fluttering in the wind

 poem of the day August 2 

A first cricket

chirps as it hops

along the kitchen floor

calling out to friends

Glad to be back 

for another summer

full of dog day fun

Zippity doo-dah

Zippity today

 poem of the day August 1 

Rain dripping

down near dusk

An interesting light

has slowly emerged 

Somewhere between

night and storm dark

Thunder rings out

over the meadow

like pistol shots

looking for rainbows