i usually start
with the e string
at the bottom
number 1 and mostly
with a hum

and sometimes pick
the 2 fret on the d
then octavate
for fun

but often i just
twist the pegs
whichever way i feel
and let each string
sing out its name

while my fingers
slip and slide and
pluck and play
whatever tunes
will catch
the rhythm
of the day

His weapon is raised
pointing forward
still relaxed though
ready to attack even
while in retreat

His legs are coiled
bent at the knees
and keep him en garde
while his free hand
dangles freely
to maintain some
fleeting balance

Yet when he hears
"Allez!"
he sees no foe
and feels no threat
this time there is
only his own path

So he removes his mask
and looks ahead
then drops his weapon
uncoils and
begins

He fell in love
with her make-up

She fell in love
with his clothes

They cooed and they wooed
and they danced in a trance

Until they fell
out of love when

She removed her make-up
and he took off his clothes

I try to follow
my dreams
but I keep
waking up

So I try to do
what I need
but I keep
falling asleep

So I dream

I am a son of Eden
before the slaying of
brother by brother

And have let go
the arms of our
father and mother

I walk among
the beasts of the field
and the fruit of the ground

With only my will to follow
I take each step
toward my place
and my peace

Whether I lay
here or finally
in the East

Somebody must have known
the way I feel right now
as the still cool glow
of golden hour

wraps the trees
and settles on the grass
while I sit here in a
wicker chair looking out
from this porch that
somebody some time ago
must have built for
this moment

When I am embraced
by the incandescent sky
and passersby who escaped
the scorching fury of the day
to bask in the lazy breeze

and now
come down from porches
built for them some time ago
by somebody who must have known

Why is the sky so blue?
          To match your eyes

Why are roses so red?
          To match your lips

Why is the ocean so deep?
          To match our love

Why do cows pass so much gas?
          To many questions