Tag: Poetry
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First Southwest End Of The Loop Ride Of The New Year
Took this year’s first ride down the southwest end of the loop today. It’s gotten even more disturbing. The west side of the river, along the gated condo communities, looks like it’s been vacuumed clean, grated, and raked like a Zen garden. There was not a single piece of stray paper or trash of any…
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From my ‘Winter Haiku Collection
From my ‘Winter Haiku CollectionOr, is that my ‘Wage-slave Haiku Collection’?…; -) # 010 mid January,my cubicle closing in —no help on the way –LE
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Dragon’s Eye Sunset – Haiku
Dragon’s Eye Sunset Dragon’s eye sunsetthe blazing sky ignites trees —with the full moonrise –LE
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Arlington
Arlingtonby The Wailin’ Jennys Where do you go little birdWhen it snows, when it snowsWhen the world turns to sleepDo you know, do you knowIs there something in the windBreathes a chill in your heart and life in your wingsDoes it whisper ‘start again’Start again Where is the sun in the nightIs it cold, is…
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Another Look At A Katana Mind, Slicing & Dicing
Katana Mind Ronin YojimboMifune’s tontoSpins in the airLands in crossroadBlade pointsThe wayHe picks it upAnd walks toMeet destiny Yojimbo’s katanaBlade foldedA hundred timesCore soft andFlexible –Cutting edgeHardened and honedSlice throughAnything Katana mind likeYojimbo’s bladeFlexible malleableCore optimisticCutting edgeRazor honedCynicalSlice throughAnything Forging theMind-bladeMeditating openTo nature to lifeHoning theCutting edgeCritical thinkingSlice throughAnything Flip it in the airAt crossroadsIntersectionsDead…
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A Winter Haiku Wednesday
From my ‘Winter Haiku Collection’ #018 Snowblind in sunshine,dark barky spines protruding —sparrow-buds in bloom –LE
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Cloud Denizens
Cloud Denizens blue skymarbled at thewestern edge cloud formationlooking like a largehunting bird with soft white wingsmiles widesun drenched moisture plunging betweenthe mountain’s dividenosediving found its prey –LE – 1/4/25
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A Perfect Trio
A Perfect Trio tabbouli and rippled potato chipswashed down with adouble espresso a perfect trio atasty lightevening meal –LE – 12/22/24 PS: My Tabouli is made with bulgur, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, mint, green onions, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and a little olive oil. The espresso in the picture is roughly three shots. The ridgecut chips…
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Chase The Blues Away
Chase The Blues Awayby Tim Buckley Well come along walk with meAnd learn the songs that lovers singWhen they believeWe’ll dance along the river’s edgeJust arm and arm along the moonlit shoreThe midnight cries Well I just came to chase the blues awayFor awhile Just like a child you’ll cling to meFrom every sound along…
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Where’s My Bruja – Ha?
SS & Medi-dare Or Where’s My Bruja – Ha? SS retired – required – inspiredjust plain tired – almost expiredexpiration date all up to fateemancipated and medicatedperhaps need bruja-haor shaman help truer SS short-shrift – left adriftSS sucking sound asausterity abounds – movingwealth by fiat to leach-classwarehouses for the greedbrokers and their want-a-bees medicare not…
