“just be still and listen” was taught to me by my elders to connect to the lines of spirit between all beings made more loving for the teachings vibrating in those golden threads like rhizomes between plants like prayers in the air. they said you…

listen, just be still waters reflect energy teach lessons of calm   take a deeper breath like the gut punch never came never be the sam

“Love the Words.” Unknown  When you feel yourself falling asleep  be in love with your words. Closing your eyes, finalize  accept what you wrote. Be at ease you left no stone unturned in cliche. Every emotion shown through metaphor. Personification relation in every situation. Love…

Trying (for J.B.) The entire time he sets up a strike he strains eyes closed as if God had forgotten His keys and come back in for them He paints crosses on his fingers and toenails I watch the little white crosses while he goes…

Bellbottoms Hippies of a new age so confident they’ll share they replaced the bellbottoms with manifestos their Kent State never happened They tried to build their society in Seattle and opened fire on innocents I can smell them from here more false promises.

With Arms Outstretched Do you get it? Can you see it? Go on. Reach out and touch it. The great darkness is coming. I know, I know, but we’ve earned it. The least of them we couldn’t even follow. The Third Temple is here. Not…

barren white alone the attic grown hiding space never out of place   trained from very start you play your part well my dear you always fooled me

Skyscrapers They said we never would, so we finally did by that time, we were all already dead just waiting for the light to show up and take us it didn’t, so the rage finally boiled over I showed you how to make a good…

“Fluffy clouds, In the sky, How many forms do you take? Oh, fluffy clouds, Every year you cry, Bringing us rain and water, Filling our rivers and lakes to the brim.   Oh, fluffy clouds, Please don’t be angry with us, Your anger brings us…

Prompt 11 Hour 11   The Gumboots   Looking out the skyscraper window I could see that the sky was periwinkle blue today. A cloud drifted by, wispier and wispier. It spread itself over  that patch of sky. Workman plodded up and down the stairs…