The fox was consumed
by unrelenting rage.
His cubs had been stolen,
locked in a cage.
No key did he have
to unlock the door,
so he waited and waited,
like a clock ever more.

"I say, old chap, did you just drop this twenty-pound note?"

"I did. It is of no use to me, for I am extremely rich. Keep it for your troubles."

"My point is: you're being a litterbug. Here, take it and clear off."

These silver-colored nuggets
in a glass bowl

plopped
on the counter

metallic gleaming
under the fluorescent light

"It's supposed to be sunny today..."

he says to no one
then shrugs

and walks off
to make copies

like soap bubbles
from a wand

so many broken pieces
of conversation

float off into space
before

they pop

The ambient atmosphere
of machinery

electronics
and light flashing

like a Kodak camera
amazing

what we embrace
and how we find peace

when our nose
is to the grindstone

and we are
under the gun

and paperclips
taped together

a sculpture
on my desk

art and an homage
to desperation

despair
and disappointment

every time
I look up my retirement account

Indian dreaming
Your spirit guide weary
came to the wayside
the broken bottles
and trailer parks

The hawk wheels
She soars infinitely high
Reminding him
No-one can steal the sky

When anger and hatred
flow through your veins,
let love reign.
On gentle Spring nights when
memories haunt you like
the lost dead,
let love reign.
When stress and confusion
overwhelm you and the
future seems as
uncertain as a roll
of the dice,
let love reign.

When you think God is
a grand prankster and
it feels like an
eternal winter in
your heart,
let love reign.
When the pictures remind
you of times long gone,
and the mirror is
a hard place to live,
let love reign.

If you get lost,
like I do in a
poem or a song,
let love reign.
In my dreams, I will
see you, and kiss you,
and hold you forever,
and there will be no
good-byes
only good mornings,
if we let love reign.