Crow washing face in lake
dipping in, shaking
dipping in, shaking
flapping wings
I would join him
but bundled up
this cold and sunny
NewYear's Day
Crow doesn't mind
cold or rain
won't trade places with me
for even a moment this day
Crow prefers being crow
washing face in lake
Short Take
Crow washing face in lake
me cold nearby
New Year's Day 2013
herbsunpoems
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Solstice 2008
snow ice clear white
short day long night
day sun ice melt
night freeze re-ice
shoes crunch snow
feet slide ice
hope bright sun melt
soon come rain clean
children warm play sleigh
grandpa watch
in cold feet
short day long night
day sun ice melt
night freeze re-ice
shoes crunch snow
feet slide ice
hope bright sun melt
soon come rain clean
children warm play sleigh
grandpa watch
in cold feet
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Listening to Sarabande from Bach's 2nd Cello Suite
Casals growling strings
green cypress branches windblown
outside kitchen window
1936 recording reaches me in 21st century
from Abbey Road London to Stroud Avenue
Seattle
gray December afternoon
peaceful
green cypress branches windblown
outside kitchen window
1936 recording reaches me in 21st century
from Abbey Road London to Stroud Avenue
Seattle
gray December afternoon
peaceful
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Denial
Climbing out of the pool
had no clue
another ten laps
to prove I am invincible
in old age
and then my heart betrayed me
in the shower
clenched my chest
twisted my arm.
Don't listen
It's not so bad
my lunch is coming up
acid reflux
over swam.
Heart attack say the medics
Heart attack says the intake doctor
Heart attack says the surgeon.
Cannot be says I
I am in shape invincibly.
Now six pills a day
and slow to walk
and slow to swim
to face the betrayal
of my artery.
This wasn't supposed to happen to me.
had no clue
another ten laps
to prove I am invincible
in old age
and then my heart betrayed me
in the shower
clenched my chest
twisted my arm.
Don't listen
It's not so bad
my lunch is coming up
acid reflux
over swam.
Heart attack say the medics
Heart attack says the intake doctor
Heart attack says the surgeon.
Cannot be says I
I am in shape invincibly.
Now six pills a day
and slow to walk
and slow to swim
to face the betrayal
of my artery.
This wasn't supposed to happen to me.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Windows of my Childhood
Windows of my childhood
had women leaning out
arms crossed
patiently waiting
for gossip to appear
and be passed on.
Windows of my childhood
had eyes looking out
watching me
waiting for some mischief
to report.
Windows of my childhood
recorded the lives
below
through the eyes
of beholders
judging people's progress
beneath them.
Windows of my childhood
bore flags
with silver or gold stars
bearing witness
to missing or dead
sons or husbands.
Windows of my childhood
bore witness
to lives within
and without.
had women leaning out
arms crossed
patiently waiting
for gossip to appear
and be passed on.
Windows of my childhood
had eyes looking out
watching me
waiting for some mischief
to report.
Windows of my childhood
recorded the lives
below
through the eyes
of beholders
judging people's progress
beneath them.
Windows of my childhood
bore flags
with silver or gold stars
bearing witness
to missing or dead
sons or husbands.
Windows of my childhood
bore witness
to lives within
and without.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Mirrors
The mirrors on the walls
of the yoga class
facing each other
repeat themselves into
infinity
and the old man sees himself
quintuplicated
and old-looking
He moves to a far wall
where he does not face
the mirrors,
the old man,
the wall clock
so he can stretch out
feeling young inside himself
and timeless
of the yoga class
facing each other
repeat themselves into
infinity
and the old man sees himself
quintuplicated
and old-looking
He moves to a far wall
where he does not face
the mirrors,
the old man,
the wall clock
so he can stretch out
feeling young inside himself
and timeless
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Cabin Fever
frozen snow falls
like crystal dust
tree limbs cracking
ground crushed underfoot
but crows fly
perch on cedar branches
oh for the feathers of a crow
to fly through a blizzard
like crystal dust
tree limbs cracking
ground crushed underfoot
but crows fly
perch on cedar branches
oh for the feathers of a crow
to fly through a blizzard
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