Halcyon days

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My picture: My apartment….

Years ago I was living in a different place,
writing at that window facing the main street.
And then you came by…..
lightning guided by the gods.
A sea of cherry blossom, wave after wave.

And now…..
I write at a different window, facing East.
But with traces of those ancient moments,
and stones here and there.
A shade of a white willow tree.

On the road again

My pictures: still taken from a short video I am trying to male 🙂

A heavy squeak of breaks
as taillights crest the hill.
Motors amplified,
playing AC/DC in the morning
Guaranteed to make me feel alright.

Some prefer to listen to a love song,
and watch the road go by.
And outside the crows
gorge in an open field,
pierced by sorrow and a heart beating morning.

A suggestion

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My picture: an early morning poem…I was very tired 🙂

I talked with a friend tonight, it was late

She told me I was different,

that I cared about China.

So I told her. …..

“I just want to write… just well enough
to make an end”

Gloria

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My picture

Another bus journey to work,

Vivaldi in my ears.

Stretching long on the dewy ground,

reflecting the early morning peace.

 

A ‘D’ major moment,

of forgotten swings and daffodils

already wilting in the spring heat.

 

Humanity’s pride obscures a lost horizon

……as the cold drape of darkness

awaits journeys end.

And heralds the new army of the day.

Night time laughter

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My drawing: a reflection of a moment….thinking of someone…..

Twisting in the wind,

rebuilding the molecules.

It should be enough.

But breezing winds and flights in turn,

slam the days down through charcoal space

and sunlight filtered clouds.

 

And as the night relaxes,

nothing stirs except the saddest lines.

As I listen, an image appears

 of your bright body and infinite eyes

….. laughing one more time.

Me and Bob Dylan, again

First picture: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-dylan-artwork-go-view-217297 Second picture : my drawing

Sometimes I dream of sunshine,
but not often.

Last night Bob Dylan appeared,
riding on soft marshmallow clouds…..
a contrived visual modality.

“Bob Dylan? What are you doing here” said I.

As the night unfolded….. there was a quest to write and dream.

And as the clouds left
Bob told me

“You know… this world is ours, all of ours…
but is run by people who never listen to music, anyway”

With that the dream drifted away,
like a bottle on a journey.
So empty to be.

When darkness falls

My Pictures

A hazy moon and tired out.
My friend told me today,
she may lose her business.
Yes, not even a speck of dust.

Darkness fell,
a touch of spring crisis.
Chameleons grooming themselves,
to feast between the stones.

I told her
“Soon in the future…
is a sun rising
…. for me to visit again.”

Understanding pain

My pictures…and my students words…

I talked to the students about pain today,
it was one of those days.
My pain for you and the world,
a sweet singing and a tainted image.
What is means to be truly human.

If time was replayed
I would give more heart, your way.
And through the winters fog and mists,
slow down… breathe deeply and see the whole world… right here.

Some students gave me words,
for me a new delight.

The dark thoughts, the shame and guilt,
that swarm like bees from time- to-time
….. now traded with caution.

Then life can move forward,
never stepping back from fear.
And ghosts do not haunt me, for now.