Resting in the cool of dusk

Resting in the cool of dusk 

under the porch 

in the swing by the pool --

nothing quiet,

everything a riot of crick

and creak and whine.

Who knew such tiny things

could moan and click

so loud? The lowing cow,

the cawing crow,

that hootie hoo hoo 

in the woods 

over and over 

until dusk itself 

hovers then grows wings,

whose soft brush in flight

fills with hush 

the night.

Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind 

Supposedly, there's an eye

in the middle of the forehead --

third eye, chakra, blind.

I wish I could open that one

and the ones in the back of my head,

feel my way, steel myself

instead of fighting currents.

I would flow on streams of knowing

gliding forward, kicking back.

It has been a long time since I have written, and it feels like I have been just carried along blindly, letting things just happen. It's almost as if I've abdicated. Writing this helped me see that I have to find my flow...and kick back.

cleaning adolph's tub

This poem is inspired by the photo at The Mag, Tess Kincaid's weekly poetry prompt.

cleaning adolph's tub

what can wash 

                      the grit

from this man's tub

bits of bone float 

                          porous

but abrasive rub

drains fill 

             with ash 

and teeth

even the pipes 

                         shriek

Some things I've learned about leaving

Some things I've learned about leaving

If it's by choice

There is no mercy.

They'll split your chest

And cut apart your heart,

Pull out and read your guts;

Everything they look for is corruption.

A kinder method is

From sudden going.

The factory's moving to another town,

Your section's shutting down.

As long as you don't want to,

They will miss you

While they clear your things away.

Any leaving's better 

than the absence of leaving

Where you are sitting there,

Your motions only gestures

Breathing air.

Every wish they have 

Comes down to mercy:

Please just let you go.

They'd put a pillow to your face 

If they could do it 

And celebrate your passing

With a cheer.