young red poppies
sparkle in the air
spring flair awakens
untangle their hair
then
poppies...poppies
everywhere

lord
up there
upon
the
hills of Nottingham
still
underneath
the
cornflower yellow sun
where
i
witnessed
the
early
cusp of heaven's dawn

though
we
let
the
gray clouds
cry
themselves to sleep
until
the
Early crack of dawn

satan
lurks in every crowd
and
he
hides in every corner
but
if
you see him
sing out loud
and
it
does not take long
for us
to
smell
the
scent of
his
unholy smile of
fire and brimstone

a poem
have
broad shoulders
with
wings
that
take us to hallowed grounds
again and again

love
is
someone
who
forgives
love
how
you
let other lives
love
when
you love someone
you
bring
all the things we give

the
law of gravity
defends itself
when
you
refuse to listen
to wisdom
and
jump from
the
highest cliff
head first
without
helmet or shoulder pads
or
try you to
chop down a tree
with
a
baseball bat
instead of an ax
please
listen for the wisdom

thy
soul
stepped out
from
the mirror
and
into
the
autumn light

death
an
electrical current
that
flows
through
the soul
without
any resistance
applied
to
run the engine soul

as
far as love
shall go
to
reach the bridge of faith
the
only place
i
know
as far as love shall go

Songbirds bathing
In
the
liquid sun
spacing themselves
evenly
upon
the gray
telephone lines
still
one by one
while
praying and receiving
the
lord answered
their
calls from above
well
ain't that a good new... praise God

there,
underneath
the
wild calypso tree
are
two young lovers
cooing like purple doves
where
young lover's love

Red Chili
Peppers
Soaking in
Spiritual
Fermentation
Still
Resonating
In an old
Woolworth
Pickle jar

The stray
kittens
Meeting
At the
Red barn
Rolling on
***** of
Green and
Purple yarn
Pouncing on
The tapioca
Scent of
A catnip
Moon

The
chameleon moon
a
tapestry of colors
clinging to the sky
steady rocking
from side
to side
before
catching
her prey
a sleepy
dragonfly morsel
by
using
her elongated
sticky red tongue

the voice of
the
wooden lute
awakened
the
sweet laughter
in
Arianna's
green eyes

the heart
shall
only work
with
the
fabric of love because
when
we
are cut from the same cloth
through
God's love

we
are cosmic Gods
a collection of strings
the
constant  vibration of
all
heavenly things

why do we
walk away
from the one
that
we truly love
is it material things
here on this earth
or
is it the God above
that
gives me worth
in all of my affairs
who shall get
the
best of me
who
really cares for me
oh lord
you give me worth

a spirit perched
in
heaven's place
uplift thy wings
as
i
maketh
this
covenant
with
the sky
your blessings
allow me to sing
lord
i
give you
all the praises
thus
i
soar through
the vastness of
your
grace and holy spirit
where
i
spread thy wings to fly

every drop of sweet rain
make a happy sound
upon
the
angel's harp
surrounded
by
a
symphony of enchanted lutes

what message
be sealed
with
a broad kiss
that
sing
to
thy
joyful soul
i
shall not remiss
both
our
spirits intertwined
and
filled with bliss
holy spirit
this
love is thine

blessed be
through
the
eyes of heaven
in
every direction
be filled
with
your
holy perfection
endless love
oh lord
i
witness
your
boundless graced
the
center of my joy

oh lord
let
me
be
the happy piece of sky
to build a world
for
the butterfly
to build a world
for
the birds to fly
to build
the
world
both
you and i
what
make
the happy piece of sky

what
strange place
where
i
have died
and
no longer
shall
we
break this holy bread
among us
said
i
oh
lord
still
my
eyes have opened wide
and
what
i
see
with
clarity
is
nothing but
glory...glory...glory

the
place
i
understood
where
happiness
share
her
autumn light
through
the
woods

if
every word
i
hear
the
sound of blackbirds fly
enters
the
dome of heaven's cry
where
their
wings
transformed
into
sacred sky

love light
creep
into
my
bones
and
released
the
iron shackles of
jealousy
from
my soul

if
thy heart
be
flesh and womb
bounded
by
this
earthy realm

poets
reach deep
within
their
souls
when
we
mirror the world
to
speak in tongues

sunset
glowed glistened glittered
the
color of
dark red burgundy wine
where
my
soul
suspended
between
earth and sky
once more

life journey
encounters
several
road bumps
but
how do we
claim
over
that ****
well
we
go
straight into LasVegas
where
you
sit at
the
poker table
where
you place
your
big money bets
to get
a
pair of
lovely thrumps
at
the
green money table

war
begot
the
broken sky
who
would not perish
nor
could not die
but
reveal
more sky
for
these
wings to fly
where
sky would flourish

with
springs
attach
to
their hooves
redtail gazelles
dash bounce skip hop
as
high as
the
pink cotton candy clouds
through
the
drumbeat sky

well
look over yonder
there's
miss daisy
wearing that same old
red and white
polka dot dress
looking like
them
big Jersey cows
oh yeah
that
big old heifer
stronger than a blue ox
well
i
saw her
wrestle 6oo lb alligator
and
knock out
a full-grown bull
oh hi... miss daisy
well
i
saw her scratching
her big old behind
on an old piece of tree stump
while
strolling up
the
old dirt road
go to
the
big church house
for
choir practice
with
church lady
sister Maxine Gwendolyn Brooks
anyway
miss daisy
knows
deep down
in
her
heart of hearts
that
she
going straight to heaven
like seven eleven
when
she says
i
am
goin' up yonder
and
up over
them hills

love
trumpet
her tune
the
sound of
Gabriel's Oboe
upon
the
Shepherd moon

death
leaves
her
dark lantern
in
deep river canyons
to
unfold
thus
make her mark
but
death
wants to steal
your soul

night
brings
her
purple curtain
and
let me hear
the
stars applaud
what
i
know for certain
the
night
a
purple curtain

love
with
her red umbrella
dangled in the air
like a red pinata
balanced herself
and
walked across
the
thin spaghetti tight-rope
with
her frighten soul
suspended in the air
upon
her
tiny tippy toes
high in the sky
like a slippery *****
unready for death
where
love at her best
is
a
different breed of cat
i
must say
with
her
nine lives to spare
but
still
she survived

oh
lord
i
hear
ghost-flutes played
near
thy grave

love
is
a dark veil
that
she
cast
upon
the
heart
that
is
broken into pieces
if
we dare
to
wear the veil

i
really do
believe
that
when
the
songbird sings
among
the
cherry maple trees
where
they
flap their wings
through
the
gentle breeze
in
the
heaven's wide
they
find a way
to
carve out the sky
full of sweet clouds
that
give
us
all the world

let
your heart
move with faith
but
grasp
each word
though
the
Psalms

hoist
the
black flag of
skull and crossbones high
this
is
your
captain speaking
captain Billy Bly
said i
all hands on deck
i
only
want strong men
with
strong backs
from
forward aft
from
stern to stern
right turn right
then
make
a hard rudder left
aye...aye me mates
aya...aye
said i
now
we
set sail  90 degrees longitude northeast
said i
oh
what
a
Yankee Doodle Dandy

behind
the
branches
and
the
leaves
turned
gray patches of
wicked sky
yes
i
do believe

fear and doubt
are
shapeless
words
that
pierce
the
fragile heart

thy
rod and staff
that
comforted me
are
lightening  bolts
that
stiffen
every cloud

to
see
dead autumn leaves
scattered
upon
the
floor
where
pond light
flicker enough
and
i
am still sure

i
shook hands
with
my
stoneface shadow
who
stepped out
from
the
tainted mirror

freedom
dwells
on
the
island of hope
and
rest
in
the
hearts of men
where
freedom
light the fuse of courage
once more
still
we
let
freedom ring