Saturday, May 31, 2025

 poem of the day May 31 

are you up
are you ready
are you sleeping
with your teddy
the day has started
with a wet fish rain
coffee grounds
down the drain
do want more dreams
of where you've been
close your eyes
to start over again

Friday, May 30, 2025

 poem of the day May 30 

I like the way
clover looks
after a misty rain 
Swollen puddle dots
cover lucky leaves
with patterns
reminding me of 
well painted turtles
floating together
on a green grown pond

Thursday, May 29, 2025

 poem of the day May 29 

It rushes
unconcerned 
with weather
Not caring
of wind or rain
sun or clouds
night or day
It doesn't even 
care about time
It might seem lost
It may seem found
but the present is 
always around

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

 poem of the day May 28 

After putting
too much rubber 
on the road
for too many years
the tire was tired
finally forced to retire
Eventually the tire ended up
abandoned on the side of
an old falling down barn
with nothing to do
It all seemed so sad
so rudderless 
to be lost
without an axle
That was until the rain came
to fill what was left
of the old tire's tread
At once renewed 
with a full belly
the tired tire 
suddenly awoke to
a wonderful second life
as a mosquito pond

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

 poem of the day May 27 

I lost
a poem 
or 2
maybe you 
have too
A thought 
A premonition
somehow vanished
Somewhere
in the middle 
of seaweed rhymes
Overwhelming all words
of whimsy winged 
watery men
who were saved
by iron women
sailing wooden ships
Then everything
began to shift
I lost that poem
in a poet's dream
where nothing matters
but everything means

Monday, May 26, 2025

 poem of the day May 26 

seeing
only
a few
single
turkeys
on the side
of the road
when just
a month ago
there were
flocks of many
makes me think 
all turkeys must know
it is hunting season

Sunday, May 25, 2025

 poem of the day May 25 

As the official start
of summer season
Memorial day
began in 1868
as a remembrance
of all those who gave
their lives for an America
in turmoil after the civil war
a good way to honorably
heal a divided nation
but now in a land where virtue
is being overrun by cruelty and greed
all past healing has been repealed
and replaced by petty division until further notice

Saturday, May 24, 2025

 poem of the day May 24 

Just as birds sing
the light emerges 
on a new day
One often missed
while sleeping
off the past of yesterday

Friday, May 23, 2025

 poem of the day May 23 

cats & rats
tipped their hats
to flying bats
who tit for tats
Imagine that
as you sat
reclining back
on the mat
while getting fat

Thursday, May 22, 2025

 poem of the day May 22 

"Why do you take
every single one
of everything
Shouldn't you leave
some for others?"
The young brave soldier 
ask the commander and chief
as they were loading
the last pieces of the constitution
into an airtight steel coffin
"Because I can" was the reply

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

 poem of the day May 21 

Bugs
bug you
Worms
worm you
Pigs 
pig you
Birds
bird you
Fish
fish you
Even
Humans
human you
but only Gods
can dog you
into some dogma

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

 poem of the day May 20 

for to be
within the fold
one would need
a hall so huge
enough to fit
all of everything
peaches perfect
diamond rings
a place to seek
things lost today
too much missing
gets folded way

Monday, May 19, 2025

 poem of the day May 19 

Lilac smell
wafting  over
the farm
Drifting down
from all
that is left
of Rufus Barber's
old homestead 
at the twist 
of the hill
The 18thc 
lives on
as I inhale
the heavenly scent
that still lingers
from an almost 
forgotten past

Sunday, May 18, 2025

 poem of the day May 18 

Far away
always limited 
by time
The march 
of living
walks in lines
Climbing the track
all smart souls 
will slide off the back
leaving only the seeking
to seek out mountains 
with very little air
that cost a fortune 
from everywhere

Saturday, May 17, 2025

 poem of the day May 17 

Thick atmosphere 
muffles sound
Clouds cover
the sunrise
Leaves flutter
up and down
waiting for rain
Feels like the calm
before a storm
even the dogs have hunkered down


Friday, May 16, 2025

 poem of the day May 16

All doors
old new
shinny rusty
open and close
over and over
All over the world
Separating 
in from out
Swinging
back and forth
like gates
Stoic gatekeepers
keeping secrets
perhaps aware
perhaps unaware
of human emotions
that pass their way

Thursday, May 15, 2025

 poem of the day May 15 

Their timing
is always
incredibly suspect
I find it very interesting
the way trees 
tend to shake off
their rainy leaves
just as I walk under
their soaked canopies
reminding me of dogs
getting out of the river
and rushing to shower me
with a big trembling wet shiver

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

 poem of the day May 14 

overwhelming
all defenses
black flies
patrolled
up and down
the farm
in big swarms
attacking 
relentlessly
determined to feast
on all things
man and beast

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

 poem of the day May 13 

The balance
between things 
possible or impossible 
stand rooted on  
moving seesaws
deliberately driven by 
the engines of 
useful & useless
need & needless
wanted & unwanted
I have even heard 
from somewhere 
around nowhere
that all life
all ups and downs 
can be easily distilled 
into smiles or frowns

Monday, May 12, 2025

 poem of the day May 12 

The fine art
of enjoying
a good life
is rooted
by the happiness
of accepting 
the beauty
in all things
good & bad
found within 
the vast ocean
allowing the soul
to swim content
in all kinds of 
omnipotent water

Sunday, May 11, 2025

 poem of the day May 11 

Drenching rain
is over 
Smiles arise
with the sun
Uplifted, gifted
by the light
by the upward pull
of heavenly blue skies
Lips curl up
Chin drops down
to rid the body
to rid the mind
of rain formed frowns

Saturday, May 10, 2025

 poem of the day May 10 

Janie Janie Janie
its rainy rainy rainy
the tears have opened
and are free falling 
sadly from the sky 
With each drop 
a memory washes
over me like a final goodbye 
I already miss you
so much my dear friend
I hope when you came to the light
you  welcomed it with grand delight
The joy of a new adventure
from which to start
a good way to end 
the suffering of dark
As I write this
an owl has appeared
telling me
that you are well
propelled by all those
who love you
Still I want you to know
it is very very sad
Janie Janie Janie
its rainy rainy rainy
as tears fall down
from the sky

rest in peace
Jane Marie O'Connor 

Friday, May 9, 2025

 poem of the day May 9 

I am sitting
absorbing
the life of
new spring leaves
A bud opens
A leaf unfolds
A butterfly emerges
green and gold
Little lives clinging
on wooden branches
feeling their first rain
as they sail the wet 
and windy air

Thursday, May 8, 2025

 poem of the day May 8 Sometimes

Sometimes
when you wish
on a star
you know exactly
where you are
but sometimes if you wish
on too many stars
you become lost in space 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

 poem of the day May 7

the grass
is growing
faster and faster
green and greener
a million little blades
weaving up and up
lifting the meadow
like high spring tide

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

 poem of the day May 6 

Sometimes 
a hole in one
a slam dunk
or even
a frog in one 
Happens with
so very little effort
It is as if the world
steps out of reality
with some help of 
hill and trees 
To land a perfect
score of perfection 
like pigs full of good Shit!

Monday, May 5, 2025

 poem of the day May 5 

a drum rain
no wind
the patter
of drops
ebbing
flowing
wet off 
the roof
sounding
calm & quiet
in a loud way

Sunday, May 4, 2025

 poem of the day May 4

Blondie Barbie and the Felon
were attending an unsecure top secret meeting
taking place at the pentagon
in Signal Pete's new state of art makeup room
The four leaders were sitting in golden chairs 
being serviced  by Russian hair agents
Val had sent over as a gesture of good will
now that the DEI hires had all been fired
The four vanity queens were getting fake tans and facials mooses
while  discussing sensitive matters
like the soon to be national ban on all hair dyes
other than orange or yellow 
In the midst of their makeovers
the door blew open
and the Joint Chief of Staff burst in 
"Mr president, I have urgent news
Girly-Bro-Men have invaded"

 poem of the day May 3 

In my search of
heavenly scent
I am walking around 
fresh spring flowers
this early hour
I started with 
smelling daffodils
their bouquet 
sitting pretty
all in a row
Then went
on to hyanthins
their fragrance 
opened all my sense
Next up was
a magnolia tree
with a delightful
aroma under its canopy
I inhaled the power
of these three flowers
going round and round
like I was perfumed inside
a lovely merry-go-ride

Friday, May 2, 2025

 poem of the day May 2 

The big
maples
spent
the night 
outside 
as usual
Their unfurling leaves 
now a foggy
yellow green
The type of color
perhaps opened by
a spring dream

Thursday, May 1, 2025

 poem of the day May 1

I stumbled
inadvertently on
a great paradox
while I swerved to
avoid killing
a red squirrel
that was darting
across the road
as I was driving home
from the hardware store
with a bunch of
rat size traps
I had just bought 
to kill all the red squirrels 
living in my barn