Salt water rising up
Sweet oysters on silver ships
And I with no coffee

Head in the clouds, aloof! they cry
but there it is again, in the bright early Alaskan sky
pinkish peachy hues catch my eye
how can I not stop and sigh
and quietly scream, Oh my!
that's a souls warm hug kind of high
the only high I will not deny

the carcass sailed in
nauseous tide, fully seasoned
frenzied ***** fidget

evil eye
no one ever sees
it spies you

old hickory stump
provided great grand dad shade
chanterelles new home
termite trails, complete decay
rocking in his front porch swing

been ripped open, stripped bare before
freshly laid wounds traversing old scars
left wondering, why life lessons are so hard

smoldering embers
outside lighter shades aglow
cool september day

Plenty of big hair, aqua net
bad mullets,  studded belts, patches on back
Denim leather tough necks, guys in spandex
plenty of ***** and a roach or two
stuffed in places that’s just for you, dude
another cheesy friday night 80’s hair metal zoo

to then fro
which way to go
the squirrels choice

Black, white poetry
No bright colors no light cues
worlds lost without hues
Every rainbow brush
Knows the colors to paint you

sometimes life and even time catch you
leaving trails in a quagmire of your past dues
tread in regret’s ***** stew no future new
muddied rear view becoming your only view

The lioness frantically searches the high grass
The boy scans for running late dad in the stands
The alone wife stairs at the moon folded hands
Praying for their safe return again

summer rivers surge
onward push, life's final quest
banks silver linings
spawning generations new
natures wonders on display

My merry go round,
rollercoaster, titl-a-whirl
wild rides can’t describe
you, me riding along in
helmet, **** strap, shoulder pads

I pray for them all
The good,the bad, the ugly too
Friends and enemies
Lenient  hearts demand it so
Forgiveness will set you free

Sent it on a breeze
Carried all my hopes and dreams
In a box tail kite

Leaves talking to the wind
Low tide water lapping in
Hints of someone near

breathing in her air
fanning embers, warm and sweet
flames flicker alive

my heart is aching
marathon running, breaking
hammer falls, staking
embracing pain, mind shaking
tears stinging, awakening

The mountains hold it back
As earths natural barracade
Grey stubborn and dark
Always at the gates


But their enemy has started
it's slow inevitable advance
Like a million times before
The slow shift in earthly balance

The mountains front flank
braces flexes and holds
But the enemy is at the gates
Hues of silver and gold

Light!! And a new day!
So. Take a moment,,,,,,,,,
for Ancestors lost or who have
Gone away,,,,,,,,,,

For the light says they see you
And wanted it made clear
That they love you
And they are always near

her magic force pulls
gravity of attraction
drawing me closer

storming horizon
driving away this long sun
looks like rain to come

alone, wolfs been tracking me
around every corner I see him
big, gray, beastly, black fangs
tempting me to veer off to fear
to lose my place, panic, scream
I've seen him before, he's as cold
as his hot metalic tinged breath
Life comes to him but never goes
time to stand my ground, I need
a new wolf skin pelt to lay on

This stage has been set
before ever being born
destiny to stay

The paths been rocky
pitfalls, deadfalls, mine fields, just
to be here at all

The season has come
changes inevitable
As wisdom follows

The final times here
Twilight of golden living
eternal sunrise

youthful dreams fullfilled
springtimes eternal promise
looking back fondly

many moons ago
summer heat would never fade
wishing for the cold

leaves restless rustle
cooling winds fading to brown
frozen ground below

hearts of gold
once in evergreen
fade to brown

lose time
find yourself
waiting

silver gold water
bullets peas penicillin
basic necessities
when the world stops spinning
don't be left empty handed

cloudy head morning
ethanol fueled brain banging
to much tequila

I fold into you
like rose water love letters
sealed envelope tight,
ever protecting arms keep
my frayed edges from wearing

copper river ****
lithium battery swag
hydrocarbon bad

snake oil selling man
*** H Dee, carney barker
pushing empty dreams
rock bottom close out pricing
beware the foolish buyer

one half percent chance
my youngest's long odds for birth
miracles happen
now fifteen short years later
high school freshman teenager

morning breaks on through
legs rub, blood fills beating hearts
eyes still closed, we embrace

a poet writes alone
alone with you, reading his tone
inside, moved, alone

western desert dream
cicadas sing from parched trees
under cool nightshade

Crisp clear predawn sky
Ample hues of dull moon rays
Enjoying love under lunar light

Spring snow fell today
Fresh signs betraying stealth steps
In devils thicket
Hiding springs youthful bounty
Of life's treacherous starting

heard a bird whistle
for the first time this spring
I felt warm inside

windjammer meeting
front beach, wild night, love affair
we are still sailing
on wind from that magic night
to our forever sunrise

Everywhere I look I see words
rhyming words tied by themes
running in and out of my head
like a faucet with no off or way
to tuning them out
So I write and write and write
with no  thoughts consequence or doubt
People look strangely at me
when I talk in rhythmic rhyming ways
my kids are amazed to this day
some say it weird or some kind of
crazy *** savant who can't speak properly
Well here is the news or
as they use to say
the straight dope
so tuck this away
The words we poets right
are not just words for play
they are all human feeling emotions
and critical mind states just said
and put out in an easy familiar way
for those less fortunate who can't
read think and write this way.
So here is a start
Green Eggs and Ham
You see?
Even a child still growing his heart
can understand thoughts put this way