MAY Poems
Here are some selected poems from May. They are still drafts, not final versions, so please ask permission before sharing (except by linking to this website.) Thank you.
150529
TWIXT CUP AND LIP
We’re alike in this (me, you).
In calm moments,
we think things through
or just intuit what is true.
We know much better than we do.
150527
TO DO LIST
Much gets missed.
Little goes
as I propose.
150526
PARADISE
Eden’s here, as ever;
it hasn’t gone away.
Nature, in full glory,
greets us every day.
150524
FELINE FORTE
Cats are superior to people in this:
they spit and hiss; when not amused,
they dodge and dis; they pick and choose;
they freely snooze; they prowl and hunt—
they know and show what they want.
150523
WHAT & WHY
P layful
O pportunity
E very
M oment
150522
HEAVENLY DAYS
The theme song of my life is…
whatever the birds are singing.
The agenda of my life is…
whatever the day is bringing.
150520
LISTEN
Noise can be noisome.
Noise can be joysome.
It all depends
on who attends.
150518
DAILY DOING
This seem true
for everyone—
when it’s fun, it’s easy;
and when it’s easy, it’s fun.
150517
FUDGE NOT
If you want love, quit judging.
If you want love, quit nudging,
quit nagging, and quit shoving.
If you want love… start loving!
150516
CHOICEST
If I ever have to decide against truth—
place something beside it
and choose that above—
let it not be riches; let it be love.
150513
CARE-FULL
Mercy embraces all
without regard.
Love is its calling card.
150512
ON ITS WAY
All I need
will arrive as needed,
including the hearse—
guaranteed by the
presponsiveness
of the universe.
150511
LIVING FROM LOVE
During the day
I live in my head;
at night (in dreams) in bed.
I’d rather live
the proper way…
in my heart, instead.
150507
MORE IS LESS
What is fit
here now to say?
Isn’t talk
a take-away?
150504
NOT TODAY
That habit—let it be;
crop it, lop it, stop it.
It serves me, not me it;
I am free to drop it.
150503
RELEASE THE CATCH
Beware
of anything
that snags you.
Trying to show
you’re not snagged
is a snag.
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Photo Credit: Hyacinth by Jo Lightfoot