She said, this is what it’s about. Community. Vote for your community, she said. I said, yeah, totally. It was 44 degrees and raining most of the time and also muddy. Still, people showed up at this neighborhood party that was advertised on sign posts. I walked over with a couple poems in my back… Continue reading Neighborhood party
Category: poetry
Liver spring
The season of spring is vigorous and forceful because things have to grow. We need to move like the wind and in fact, wind is the weather of spring. Spring is the the color of bright green, the element is wood, and the organ is liver. Liver’s partner is the gall bladder. Anger is associated… Continue reading Liver spring
Safety
I just donated dog beds no longer needed by my friend’s dog who died. The beds are in good shape and ready to be slept on by living dogs. This is a normal happening, beings passing through using beds while here. I notice a lot of people have emotional support animals. The animals are calm… Continue reading Safety
Office Hours
I’m holding office hours Saturdays 11:00-1:00. Drop-in, in-person or zoom option. Stop by if you need to check-in. No need to sign up in advance. Keeping office hours creates a window for inquiry. A structured framework for interaction. I have friends who host office hours. They said often no one comes. I am prepared to… Continue reading Office Hours
I am yew
If I were a tree I’d be yew Live in an old churchyard in the British countryside Remembering when my limbs were used To make bows for arrows For the battles of the short-lived ones on two legs I’d stand bent over Hiding my poison medicine My toxic healing Stretching out the reaching branches… Continue reading I am yew
Fan letters
I dried my bed sheets on a stool in front of my stove like it was 1850. It was not. It was 2022 and my dryer is broken. I’d pass them every few times an hour and rotate them on the stool, which turned out to be grounding and pleasant and much less energy use… Continue reading Fan letters
Thresholds
In the darkness of winter, I have many questions. I woke up wondering if snowy owl should be capitalized. It shouldn’t. Mona Lisa should be capitalized. Big Dipper is capitalized. Plants and animals are less consistent. Aside from punctuation, I wonder about how we’ve been trained to not speak negatively and how sometimes this is… Continue reading Thresholds
Crow habit
I have a crow habit. I know them: Crow, Crowie, and Croatia. There are more but I can’t remember their names. Some have asked me to paint them as they see themselves. It’s hard to describe but they don’t see themselves like we see them. They can be oversized black squares of energy that talk… Continue reading Crow habit
Content
Content means substance; meaning. It also means satisfaction. If you were a tiny creature, abandoned by the side of a road, you could become an ambassador. Even a teacher. If you were once healthy but suffered an injury, this is another way to become an ambassador. This happens to beavers, porcupines, whales, owls, and even… Continue reading Content
Notes from the dead
(All the ***** mean the sound of angel trumpets ) We’d love to tell you all about the next place but it is too much for you. For example, in this place everyone (********). We all exist in a (*) and (*) state in which (*) is (*) and (*) is (*). See what we… Continue reading Notes from the dead