Art’s Inspiration and Other Fancy Thoughts
Sweet Spirit
Feather-lightThe touch upon my memoryAnd as sweetAs a newborn anythingRemembering the loveIn my heartFor Spirit
Elder’s Journey
As the old manlooked at the “problem”once again with the eyes of a childAll of creationcircled aroundto facilitatethe moment’s miracle• • • The elder instills wisdomStill withineven as the busy mindmonkeys around with knowledge
Structure of Eclectic Joy
The festive colors mixedwaving like flagsawakened visual excitementLayers of green and multi-flowersstacked and interspersedas if dozens of gypsy wagonswere somehow captured and coagulatedvertically into one riotous and celebratorystructure of eclectic joy• • • I...
Another Day
Oh Joy!Another completionAnother beginningWith but a tiny rest betweenThe days – the dazeThey keep arrivingThe variation in flavor onlyThe endless wavesOn a seashore of loveCommence once and everOver and overMay as well dig bare toesInto wet sandAnd lick salty lips in...
Curious Attention
The object of their attentionwas tiptoeing past themas if they couldn’t see itThinking “If I don’t look at them,they won’t see me.”They watched with curiousity…
Perfect Stick
Mourning Dovesat on the compost pileMoving her head to and froinspecting the sticks sticking outShe’d grab first oneand then another tight in her beakOnly to drop and hopto another sectionFinally, with chest puffed upshe’d found the perfect stickFlying off with it to...
Beacon of Light
We each do the danceTwirling and kickingStomping and glidingDancing with our own personal illusionsSeeking ever the beacon of lightin our very center
Blessed Surrender
He developed a fancy toolIt had flaps like airplane wingsand very sophisticated mechanismsall created for one purposeYet still it was very difficult pushing the riverIt was a blessed daywhen it failedand he surrendered
Joyous Sound
Upon awakeningA tiny rumble deepBegan to gather in earnestArising through layersVarious thicknessesAs joy does rise up the spineUntil it hits the vocal chordsTransformationThe sound as clear and trueAs a bell or a foghornPurpose ringing trueThroughout the Universe…
Tell the Wind
The strength of their resolvebore the weight of their decisionsIn the days of supple realityon the eve of wide awakening• • •Tell the wind I said hellowith lips parched by water’s edgeGive Spirit my heartwrapped in my simple humannessAnd hanging all the whileto the...
The Point
Around and aroundSpiraling around in tighterAnd tighter circlesClosing in on the pointSneaking up on it, so to speakIt’s amazing that conversations like thatTouch on the pointAnd head back outWithout anyone getting injuredOn the sharp pointStill, for that moment, It...
Basking Glory
Standing on the tramped down grassIn the heat of the dayThe sound of hawks huntingIn the distant backdropWith mountainous hillsidesAnd skittering fluffy cloudsIn a brilliant blueHere in this placeWhere the path turnsRound and round againI squint slightlyAnd bask in...