castles made of sand
stand along the oceans shore
till the tide comes in

Pure gobbledygook
Joe public bedazzling
Politician grade
The best that money can buy
Becomes void post election

underneath the stars
by the ocean on the sand
I will build a fire
then at midnight I will smile
and raise my glass in a toast
wishing a happy new year
to one and to all

Easy to destroy
Hard to build and to improve
I choose the latter

we live day to day
and it can be a burden
if we let it be

beside the fireplace
all coloured lights, tinted wreaths
and bright glass baubles
its base wrapped in green paper
its top a big silver star
and one little boy kneeling
watching the bubble lights glow
lost in the magic

bonfire after dark
clouds of orange sparks burst up
silhouettes tending

you are so clever
erudite and eloquent
and i applaud you
but i find it surprising
that one with so much talent
would be so needy

Your face in my hands
i look deep into your eyes
and kiss away tears

your eyes are open
but your broken heart is closed
for renovations

a wee golden doggie
came to me its tail all waggie
and bit me there and then
that blasted teenie meanie

i saw a strange sight
at the bus station last night
an old white ten speed blender
waiting in line for the bus
sitting there on the pavement
it seemed passive and patient
in that mad rush-hour lineup
and it was the only one
that remained unplugged

sometimes it is hard
to know where you are going
let love show the way

oh america
what have they done to your soul
these liars and frauds

not a tinkers dam
do i care about your style
it's content for me

coyote eyeing me
standing near a stop sign
mangy, calm and cool

I welcome you in
With the respect you are due
And listen to you
Without judgement or critique
I hear your concerns
And strive to understand them
I share my concerns
With honesty and respect
Acting together
We will find the solutions
To face the future
With unobstructed conviction
And uncondional love

consumed with desire
i toss and turn all night
you make me crazy

swift black acrobats
swoop and wheel the cobalt sky
sunlight fills the beach

sailboats at anchor
rocking slowly to and thro
small dogs barking high
frisking down the seawall
passing nannies and strollers
till i chase them back again
ringing my bicycle's bell
swooping around the corner
laughing in the wind

crying is painful
but holding it in is worse
let it flow my love

you cut me deeply
with your dishonest love
now i'm bleeding out

a spider crab flows
its long legged dance across kelp
all rippled brown green

bright, clear, dark brown eyes
looking deeply into mine
a smile grows within
her free and warm acceptance
touching, comforting me
gently inviting

death is so sweet
that sooner or later your
your teeth fall out

every set - back
is an opportunity
seize it and grow

glad he was
sad he is no longer
goodbye stardust

as the nightime ends
the sea of light washes in
with waves of colour

somewhere within
ideoglyphs sail my minds
prevailing wind

crows flying to roost
blue heron in silhouette
riverside sunset

balanced on an edge
a Humpty Dumpty moment
with no safety net

you are like a dam
holding back an ocean
of compromises
and someday you will burst
flooding your little world
drowning all of your dreams
leaving just a ruin
of what might of been

pale blue kimono
all birds and cherry blossoms
that spills down your curves
and falls open as you glide
gifting me the briefest glimpse
of sweet paradise

in spring i inhale
and float away through summer
autumn i exhale
and sink back down through winter
a seasonal procession
a cyclic pranayama
my annual kundalini
it fills me with the desire
to live and to love

he was dilgent
in painting his sugar pills
with a bitter coat

at first a few drops
becomes a raging torrent
bursting from my eyes