poem of the day February 29 Birds eating

Birds eating

dog food

Dogs eating

human food

Humans eating

bee food

Bees eating

bird food

How absurd

to observe 

the circle spin

of eating food 

 poem of the day February 28 

The discarded

threadbare

free lounge chair

sat for weeks

by the side 

of the road

homeless and abandoned

The cars drove by

one after another

never stopping 

Assholes too

busy with

their own lives

to care about

or wanting

another's asses seat

Then one day 

as I drove by

the chair was gone

Finally an ass had

stopped for a seat

 poem of the day February 27 

A morning moon

A morning sun

appear as two

but really one

Sunlight rises

Moonlight sets

whose light 

does shine

upon one's chest?

 poem of the day February 26 

Philosophers from

all over the world

were gathered around

the round table

philosophizing the most 

pressing of questions

A question more 

profound than 

'To be or not To be'

A question with 

earth shattering

consequences

Especially in this

new insta linked meta world

Would you rather eat

Chinese food in Mexico

or Mexican food in China?

 poem of the day February 25 

A dream

of a dream

of a dream 

of a dream 

of a dream 

Eventually 

after many years

of distillation

gets fine tuned

into the dream

of a lifetime

 poem of the day February 24

Welcome to

eating out

Pick 1

from column A

2 from

column B

Dinner special

includes Only food

Drinks, Gratuities

Taxes both

City and State 

are extra

Thank you so much

and don't forget

to tip the doorman

on your way out

 poem of the day February 23

A gem of a place

hiding from humanity

Tucked away

in the wilderness

Remained untouched

for centuries 

before it was 

discovered

and slowly 

turned into

a tourist destination

by the crowd beating down

the path less traveled

Until the road became

as wide as Disneyland

 poem of the day February 22 

I'd like to be 

the sugar sap 

at the bottom of

the maple tree

Waiting for 

a few degrees

before I race up

the sleeping tree

into the branches

of the canopy 

where I will be

the sea of all eternity 

 poem of the day February 21 

light on light

is not as bright

as light reflected 

off of snow

just ask those

stars high above

as they shine

on us below

 poem of the day February 20 

I went to

a restaurant

I had not

been to 

in twelve years

The waitress

sat me at

the same table

where I ordered

the same meal

which tasted 

the same

As I ate

looking at 

the same 

posters on the wall

I began to wonder

if time had stood still

in this restaurant 

while I had aged

around in some

new theory of relativity

 poem of the day February 19 

The snow was

marred  with 

lost footprints 

Tracks leading

to places unknown

Late winter drifts dotted

the landscape grown

tired of time 

The only thing 

I knew for certain

as the sun rose

Don't eat the yellow snow

 poem of the day February 18 

Maybe the light

does not 

lead the way

Maybe the dark 

is really OK

Maybe the road

does not travel far

Maybe your home  

is a circle of stars

 poem of the day February 17 

Another dream poem

Maybe you had one too

Some weird movie

coming from somewhere

in the subconscious 

Where cars fly

and planes swim

Where tunnels

turn into stairways

eating rules mixed

with strong drinks

shooting out from

a fountain shaped reality

that ends abruptly

when one gets up to pee

 poem of the day February 16 

Mesmerized by

rushing rapids

full of melting snow

and rising steam

The cooks of water

have made 

a wild winter 

eye opening feast

out of nothing 

but taking the time

to watch the river flow

 poem of the day February 15 

The long way

The short way

The middle way

The whatever way

Going down the highway

Floating on the byway

Flying on the skyway

A big way

A small way

Either way

Every way

Which way

All ways

Always 

way to way

Wu Wei

 poem of the day February 14  

It was a strange therapy

A radical new approach

to curb out of control

TIME ADDICTION

Sitting in an empty room 

full of boredom

staring at a giant clock

Doing nothing but

watching the hands

crawl around and around

and around and around...

Until one finally stops

caring about anything 

past or future

and begins to have

a sense of belonging

to the present

 poem of the day February 13 

The anticipation

of a storm

influences life

Yesterday 

the storm was

all anyone 

talked about

A big nor'easter 

was threatening to upend

every single thing

Preemptively:

Schools were closed

Businesses closed

Everyone was told

to hunker down

But now with no snow

Where do we all go?

 poem of the day February 12 

A twirl world

trying to balance

on a revolving river

while chasing

a setting sun

have all three attended

the milky way

trying to figure

which direction is ok 

 poem of the day February 11

It was a strange sign

even for a village

message board

It read:

I am looking 

for a used crystal ball

but only a good luck one 

willing to pay

big bucks

for a good fortuned future

Those balls stuck

in the realm 

in the reality

of the past owner's karma 

do not reply 

 poem of the day February 10 

It seemed

out of place

on the eve

of Chinese New Year

to see a 

woolly caterpillar 

slowly inching

across the winter snow

So much so

I wondered 

what was it doing

as I watched it go

Then after many yards 

of wiggling and wagging

I knew the caterpillar

was becoming a dragon

 poem of the day February 9 

Time is

always present

but never 

works overtime

or ever 

slow downs 

Never is late

Never is early

Amazing to be

able to do all that

for endless eternity

and still be on time

 poem of the day February 8 

I wonder what

a maple tree feels

as the sugar sap 

races up its branches

on a warm sunny day

opening possibilities

dormant all winter

I am helped 

in my imagination 

by a big swig of

last years syrup

 poem of the day February 7 

Once again

it does come

down to the sun

For a while when

walking my dogs

I had forgotten 

all about it

but when we got back

and hung in the drive

I soon remembered 

The dog remembered

as the sun warmed 

into our souls

 poem of the day February 6  

The colors

of sunrise

start very early

when the light

of other stars

still live in 

the dreams

of the sleeping

 poem of the day February 5 

It's been

day and night

for as long as 

I can remember

Dawn to dusk

Dusk to dawn

The circle of sun

chases each other

like a cosmic clock

shadows the light

 poem of the day February 4 

How many strides

make a ride

How many smiles

are in a mile

How many talks

are made of walks

How many lives

are lived outside

How many steps

are made in jest

How many paths

are able to last

How many loads

travel the road

How much fate

is in one's gait

And finally

How much thought

when at the fork?

 poem of the day February 3

Music memory lane

Old songs of life

Your life

My life

The wind strong

Cords pulling me back

remembering those tunes

as they move through time

Those were the days my friends...

 poem of the day February 2 I have heard from others

I have heard from others

Of all things buried

under the snow

Of all things that 

reappear after

a long winter nap

The most anticipated 

The most earth altering

The most consequential 

is the shadow fate of Groundhog Phil

 poem of the day February 1

Dreams

night thoughts

impressionistic 

realism 

logical 

illogical

ways of judging

a good night of rest

weary, renewed, wired or not

Few remember sleep

Everyone remembers dreams