I worked on using the "guardian angel" for years, and one day while swimming and looked at the lifeguard it suddenly fit.  And doesn't a guardian angel guard lives in the same manner as a lifeguard by observing and protecting their charge?

This poem was inspired by Nick Virgilio - lily, out of the water, out of itself.  I met him at a speaking engagement in a private home , he died shortly thereafter.

I liked the sound and effect or repeating the words "she hesitates"

my comment on the absurdity of man  - see the next minimal, "womanotherror"

a bit of humor here and there

An acrostic poem, my first of this type

written in 1996, when mosquitos were MOSQUITOS

While I saw this in my head, I found out that "roommate" had two "m"s .  Incredible that at 80 on 1/5/2018 I am still learning and writing.  Where did all those years go.

I play a wind controller made by Casio (last produced in 1989), it looks like a sax, runs on batteries, has six voices and plays like an angel.    I  collect midis( Musical Instrument Digital Interface)     from the internet from the 11th century thru 2017.   I also can and scribed music composed by others and written musical notation of them to play or to give to other musicians.   Music is indeed a major part of my life.

"power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

This minimal when the four words become three reads both "certain" and "once certain"  which is the state of affairs today, early 2018.   Let's hope it will resolve itself and become stronger that the doubt we are experiencing.

This is in my opinion what happened, whether justified or not..  And the headwind never stopped during his eight years in office.

until recently, this rare Hawaian duck was though to be extinct.   It has been seen recently.  This minimal is mine and was printed in Modern Haiku many years ago.

Many times the illnesses we have are generated by the anguish of making decisions.  This poem is not a cure, it just states the problem we have in facing and not resolving the obvious.

Everyone who naturally age and pass, the genes tell the tale.

many times I have gone one way or another in believing the possibility of returning - the real question is why would I want to.

As I woke up, the haiku appeared in my semi-conscious state.

the empty fishbowl in the Chinese restaurant aha another haiku

may this be last time around