TWENTY-TWO

And now Just me and you Without hesitation Nothing in the world but us Me – You   Insane The joy I felt The way you looked at me No one mattered but us two You – Me   I live I love, I give…

My Human

For the simple cost of amusement and protection I get a home, food, entertainment, and a servant. I am amused that they think that they are my owner. Not one time have I ever had to scoop their poop. It’s a good gig, though. Worth…

Prompt 28: Techno Bug

How you so delight a child? Crawling there in smartness. 14 legs and 4 antennae. Navigating darkness   Sniffing for a pal, Armored for a fight, Rolling up into a pill, Roly Poly might.    

Hour 22, Savage

Vines now cover the once shining city, walls of greenery over concrete. Owls nest in parking garages, hawks on skyscrapers, bald eagles on the shores of park ponds. Deer graze in door gardens, run to seed and melding into one. What happened to the graceful…

Mind Over Matter

Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To standby and go the extra mile, To do as told, as though I were a child. Would it have mattered one little bit, To have acted unscathed by all…

The Night is for Sleeping

When I was a child They always told me The night is for sleeping When I got older I discovered That wasn’t the only purpose The night is for secrets Told in the dark Not to be burned by the sun The night is for…

Presume

Careful consideration Facts only Wisely choose Although emotions and intuition real Do not presume Thoughfully and cautiously Consciously as we are Human beings, be understanding Be not assuming as far Respectful of our individual ways Our different lives more in common than not Appreciate the…

The Forest Information Network, Hour 22

The forest doesn’t need WiFi Doesn’t need a clear signal and broadband connection It speaks via chemicals Data transmitted via fungal colonies An underground information superhighway Mycelium networks under fallen leaves, Allocating nutrients to every tree An intricate symphony, Interconnected mycelial filagree Every blade of…

In the city

nature here is nothing like the mountains fresh with dew in the morning air conditioners drop fluid in strange places bags of garbage rustle with the contents of rodentia feasts And the jungle of concrete holds secrets they never tell you