Antidote
The most noxious weed
provides the best antidote
for those who suffer allergy
The most obnoxious person
provides the best antidote
For those of that strive
always for perfection
Achoo!
God bless them both
Black Bird Guidance
Walking down a new street
a bit timid, still moving feet
When big blackbirds, crows I think
came diving at my head, crawking and squawking
putting up a stink
Fear came and roosted
in my screaming countenance
waving arms and hands around my head
doing the scaredy-cat dance
Until I turned around
and chose a different street instead
Blooming Factor
The flower bloomed
without thinking about it
In its nature
lies the blooming factor
Barely waiting
to burst forth and rejoice
like a songbird at dawn
Slow and Steady
Slow and steady works best
when slogging through
the mud of Life
(Unless, one has perfected
tiptoeing across the top…)
Muddled and cuddled
by squishy earth and water
the stuff of dreams or nightmares
And, great for the skin
with other immediate benefits
even as it sucks you in
Just when I thought
I was too deep in mud
The water softened
revealing rocks beneath
And, sun above, cheering
cleared my way
slow and steady
And tenacity arrived
at a brighter day
I was too deep in mud
The water softened
revealing rocks beneath
And, sun above, cheering
cleared my way
slow and steady
And tenacity arrived
at a brighter day
Bring Out the Sun
To bring out the sun:
Sing, sing
with all your heart
Whether it be silent
on the tongue
or roaring from
your soul’s center
Let your joyousness
wreak havoc
on the dismal weather
of mind
Cloud Horses
Sun came romping out
so it must be tomorrow
Let’s once again lean back
and zap scuttling clouds
With thoughts of rabbits
and galloping horses
(the child’s game for serious adults)
• • •
Like islands in the sky
equines cavorting in the wind
let’s ride our ponies
Our hearts beating
like hooves of our steeds
on misty ground
over wild and untold heights
