poem of the day October 31 

Halfway between

equinox & solstice

lies the spooky realm 

of All Hallows Eve

The opening portal

of living with the dead

A strange unsettled time

when the vapors 

of ghosts & goblins mingle

with innocent laughing

halloween costumed children

eagerly hunting candy

Night knocking on doors 

where everyone shouts

TRICK OR TREAT

mostly unaware 

of the ancient meaning

 poem of the day October 30 

A few trees

still clothed

most trees 

very naked

all shivering

Day cold

morning dark

heavy rain

to come

upon the plain

A good dawn

to stay inside

 poem of the day October 29 Spring tightening

Spring tightening

squeezing all

the common good

All the compassion

out of America

Tighter Tighter

each day till

the clock ticks

but does not tok

Leaving no space

Blurring the line

between lies & truth

Only focus is 

the new virtue of greed

Where leaders dance

in the golden ballroom

complementing

each others good looks

All with no care of

their loyal subjects

starving on the streets

But it is wise to remember

as the French did long ago

when the clock does finally break

there are many more have-nots

than those who have

 poem of the day October 28

At the 11th century

castle ruins

where 

the movie

Braveheart

was filmed

feeling the real past 

Life long gone

but ghosts everywhere

Arrow shooting windows

guard the outer walls

Inner moat empty

still visible 

covered by

green grass

The towering castle

with ancient 

stone stairs

lead both to

living quarters 

and dungeons

 Poem of the day October 27

The driver did arrive to Galway

having travelled from very far away 

Driving backwards wrong sided roads

through a Limerick of no control

Yet somehow the driver got there anyway 

 poem of the day October 26 

An east coast

American guy

standing on

a sand beach

western shore

of the Atlantic

Absorbing

the power

of the sea

trying to feel

the subtleness

of Irish ocean chi

3000 miles

from the waves

where I usually be

 poem of the day October 25 Plenty of 

Plenty of

priceless emeralds 

dot the Emerald Isle 

Treasures as far as 

the eye can see

Deep dark rich grasses

cover hillsides

full of mist & rainbows

reminding me that

the most beautiful jewels

in the world are plentiful and free

 poem of the day October 24 

A rainbow

over Tipperary

for some 

a sign pointing

the long way home

For some only

the greed of

a pot of gold

I just hope 

the leprechauns

of the mind

don't steal it

from the leprechauns 

who work the mine

 poem of the day October 23 

Walking on

a cobblestone

old city

ancient road

reminds me

of things very passed

Seeing bullet holes

on Irish statues

from the 1916 uprising

reminds me of a recent past

But things new within

the old walls of Dublin

reminds me of now

 poem of the day October 22 

James Joyce

Molly Malone

and Oscar Wilde

adorned in 

well dressed 

proper Astro bodies

were gathered 

around a table

in Brazen Head pub

drinking Irish Whiskey

eating an assortment of shellfish

There was an empty seat 

and the three seemed to be

waiting for someone 

I knew it wasn't me but 

I was at the next table

having arrived in

some mad poet dream

listening to their small talk

"These cockles and mussels are alive, alive"

"Yes, I can resist everything but temptation"

"Yes and we all know Mistakes are the portals of discovery"

I wondered, who were they waiting for? 

Samuel Beckett, William Butler Yates

perhaps Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw?

But no, as I was musing  

Jonathon Swift appeared 

looking very haggard after a long travel

 poem of the day October 21 

Traveling

back roads 

of Dublin 

driving through 

Irish lives

Old neighborhoods

Old doorways

Old houses

Old patina covering

generations of  ancient homes

I especially liked

an old couple 

standing by an old brick facade 

wearing old fashion hats

made of  new wool

 poem of the day October 20 

a fine fall day

the sun warm

and plentiful

a slight wind

gently rustles

those few leaves 

still left on trees

making me realize

some afternoons 

though fleeting are

worthy of contentment

 poem of the day October 19 

America

from Greenfield

to Bakersfield

was alive

with patriots

It was wonderful 

to see  everyday 

Americans grather

in vast numbers 

All there to protest

the lying king

who was hiding in

his hateful house

fixing his hair

applying his makeup

planning his revenge

surrounded by

an army of soulless grifters

eager to profit from 

his ever dangerous weave of lies

 poem of the day October 18

Autumn green

fall grass tall

emerald jewels

in need  of trimming

Yesterday's wind

whipped the blades

into a frenzy 

tufting the strands  

into little teepees

that lift out of

the morning frost

like christmas trees

 poem of the day October 17 

My friend Dan

told me he bought

an antique door

at the flea 

He told me

It was an old door

covered with 

a wonderful patina 

full of time

He said he was going

to put the old door

in his new house

as his new front door

After he left

I started musing:

If you had a door

from another 

other house

One that had 

opened & closed

for hundreds of years

would there be any

things, thoughts

left of those that

had passed through

that door from 

another time

from another house

so long ago?

 poem of the day October 16 

toxic masculinity

has overrun

the minds

of lonely

immature

unsatisfied

unconfident

young men

talked in

to being

scared of

showing love

for their mommies

 poem of the day October 15 

Drizzle down

drying fast 

in the sun

Misty morning

meadow wings

covering what's

left of falling leaves

Making them glisten

like glossy butterflies

free falling from trees

 poem of the day October 14 

Sometimes

the light

brightens

the night

Sometimes

it's as dull

as a spoon

Often it seems

caught in some dream

chasing shadows

to power the moon

Where it does shine

it glows like fine wine

fueling oceans  to 

swell up the tides

And to no one's surprise

by the morning sunrise

the light is bright in the sky

 poem of the day October 13 

Can you

walk on

a road

when  wet?

Will you slip

on tears

brought on

by fears

of those who

get caught

in the net?

Are you able

to step on

a slippery web

and still keep

your mind when

walking the line

on a road so

rainy & wet?

 poem of the day October 12 

Does matter

Does not matter

a soul is trapped

in lives of matter

But what matters 

in each life of matter

is how the soul

controls the matter

 poem of the day October 11 

It was better

before there

was greed

Before god

was turned 

into a pawn

of the powerful

The attraction

of more does

nothing but

attract more 

greedy flies

wanting the

dwindling pot

of honey

until finally

there is nothing left

to greed over

 poem of the day October 10 

Took a while

in the frosty cold

to fix the light

of a freezing sunrise 

Dawn tried

many different hues

before settling on 

a very beautiful warm one

 poem of the day October 9 

the familiar sound

of wild chainsaws

rattling the woods

of New England

is music to wood stoves

but very scary to

all those trees

living in the forest

hoping they 

are not next

 poem of the day October 8 

The face

within 

the mask

peeks out

of a soul

through

the eyes

of the I

There 

the inner

face & I

are hidden 

from view by

a mask

of one's own

creation

 poem of the day October 7 

So many minds

floating within

consciousness

of every life

cultured mind

ignorant mind

wild mind

tame mind

strong mind

weak mind

open mind 

closed mind

So many

to choose

Which one

which two

three?

A dart is thrown

light opens

sometimes bright 

sometimes flickering

then off and running

sorting options

some shine

some dull

some heaven

some hell

All minds 

from the well

 poem of the day October 6 

Owls hooting

in a near full moon

The light was grand

as the owls sang

The moon illuminated

over well lite trees

making it very easy

for the owls to see

I thought of all

the hiding mice

wondering how many

lived the night

 poem of the day October 5 

Slanting

a new sport

all you need

is a surfboard

full of lies

to skate down

money grubbing platforms

with no regard

at all for the truth

In silly costumes 

dressed as cartoons 

to capture

the rhythms 

of power

of persuasion

to feed the emotions

of fearful souls

into blind submission  

 poem of the day October 4 

where we

all end up

someplace together

where everything

finds completion 

same boat

same ocean

same sun

in different minds

but  all attending 

the same party

and no matter

how hard one tries

or fights against it

eventual melting 

into the same melting pot

 poem of the day October 3 

I wonder

how many

raindrops

make it

to the sea

The long journey

from rain

to runoff

to stream

to river

Over all those

precarious miles

Dodging thirsty  plants

deadend lakes

and a relentless  sun

Then for those drops

that finally make it

How do they merge

with the salty sea?

 poem of the day October 2 

The houseplants

are watching

the sunrise

nice and warm

from inside

looking at fragile

sisters & brothers

Summer annuals 

waiting to see

if they made it

through the cold night

The houseplants don't say it

but all are very happy

to be sitting by me

 poem of the day October 1 Deep inside

Deep inside

every human soul

lives the universe

An omniscient  place 

where light & love

merge into perfection

yet is a place 

sometimes very 

hard to reach

when clouded

by fears of failing