The rat expired in the straw In the temple Because of a cat The dark rat had soft black fur and was still warm from life Now there was no life in rat’s shining eyes fixed in one direction It was left alone in the dark and sometime later The rat’s loved ones came looking… Continue reading The rat funeral
Category: poetry
Weird question headquarters
I miss mouths. I miss lips that purse. Teeth that bite lips. Tongues that stick out. I miss smiles, grimaces, jaw drops, flapping lips. It’s dull without smirks and puckers. A mouth is the opening of a container. I still see eyes that sparkle, widen, stare, avert, brighten, darken, and blink. Noses have gone away though… Continue reading Weird question headquarters
Alternative poetic reporting
Hermes found in the sewer The god Hermes is in good condition considering how old he is, which I don’t know how old you are from 300 B.C. but he has by all accounts aged well. Hermes turned up in the sewer looking godly- he was there in 300 B.C. as a street marker. Hermes… Continue reading Alternative poetic reporting
Things to Do While Waiting
Interview your walls, doors, circulation, and power sourcePlane down resentmentsDrain sorrowsSweep out excusesHang injuries on the line to blow awayRestructure internal combustion While waiting, there are things to do Arrange for pick-up of unfinished business dating back from 1 to 100 yearsDiscontinue delivery of negativityReview user agreements and delete outdated engagementsWeed out clumps of resistance… Continue reading Things to Do While Waiting
Questions for a comet
We call you NEOWISE after the telescope that saw you. What’s your real name, in your native language? I see you frozen in falling every night this week. A magnificent tiny space splash of light. I see you blaze a new celestial path, falling with fire, light, slowly at high speed, off the screen of… Continue reading Questions for a comet
Dog bodhisattvas
I’ve seen them wearing coats, wearing sweaters,riding in bike baskets, and shopping carts. Tied up outside stores, on concrete, waiting for their beloved. Dog bodhisattvas are not bogged down in dogma.They are not downward dogs. Dog bodhisattvas are often harnessed for duty and wearing a badge or service vest, absorbing or deflecting suffering for those… Continue reading Dog bodhisattvas
Cat poem
I choose to stay with you, without obligation I am a house cat I am a 600 lb. tiger. I am sensitive Your touch can feel like 1,000 hands Sometimes wind feels like a gust off the ocean and I remember 200 years ago patrolling a ship’s deck. The big chair in the living room,… Continue reading Cat poem
Developing images in the the darkroom with my dad
My dad taught me how to dodge and burn when developing black & white photographs. I was just now blending liquids, making something in the kitchen when I noticed my hands dodging and burning as if making pictures. I was fascinated watching him use his hands lightly,dancing, improvising. He let me do it by myself, my own hands,… Continue reading Developing images in the the darkroom with my dad
One morning while talking poetry
“I’m not dying yet, so I need to do something,” said Ilene. She is 88 years-old. The front deck is wet from the night’s rain. The red flowers and the orange cat glow in the grey morning light. Today we met for poetry club. Three of us gather once a month to share a poem… Continue reading One morning while talking poetry
Focus on the breath
Are you breathing? It’s automatic and inherent to aliveness. It’s part of the parasympathetic nervous system. Do you breathe when you’re nervous? Do you follow or lead your breath? Inspire and expire; life passes through you with each respiration. Invisible nutrients are swallowed and released thousands of times a day. Clarity is a passing breeze.… Continue reading Focus on the breath