Thursday, December 31, 2015

Neither light nor dark



The hand was made to hold
neither light nor dark.
Times does that.

And at this time
may there be a few good
persimmons left in the market
and increasing murmurs
of peace.


Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Socks

and in her sixth decade she learned to fold socks


P.S.  She never learned to make a proper white sauce.  She continues to love Shakespeare's sonnets.

As is

Albany, Bulb


and yet

can such
linguistic
tragedy
be avoided?

can
too much
pepper
be added?

is 
the solution
salt
&






Belonging


















here 
there is
no
pen
no paper
no
plate
no fork
no
seasonal
fruit
only
a wild
imagining

Trees



What
do trees
dream?

To hold
a fork,
a pen,
another?

Now
imagine
the shadows
cast by crows
dreaming.

Petal-like




everything
everyone
at some time
dreams of being
petal-like
isn't that so

so here a bunch
of grapes
not fearing
harvest
but dreaming
of becoming


Sunday, December 27, 2015

Feathers





Feathers of the Great Rain Bird spotted recently in Yerba Buena Gardens.
Soon thoughts of lunch and a line or two for a poem.
Some poems are steady.
Some intermittent.

Landfill




To be precise, Our Lady of the Landfill (The Albany Bulb).
Just like a fine meal or a poem which works, this assemblage has heart & vision.
Nothing else needs saying.

Poinsettia

Which Christmas was poinsettia free?


The answer is just like a blink poem.  None.
Always potted though.

On a usual walking route in San Francisco,  I unexpectedly spot a poinsettia bush.  Or is it a tree? That's like trying to discern the difference between a hearty soup & a stew.  Perhaps, discerning prose poetry & a poem.




Friday, December 25, 2015

Timer

Precise as a Swizz watch.  How does the Christmas catcus know when to bloom?

What would it happen if poems acted such?

Set the table with the Christmas cactus.
Set the timer for the simple & satsifying pizza.

Satisfying time, indeed.  You can count on it.


Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Eyes

What the eyes see are reliable
as what a tongue tastes
or what ears hear of a poem



With our recent drought, the water was imagined.  Here's the actual scenario at Albany Bulb,
trash included.