2010
Poems
May - August
2010 Poems May - August
Charlie Print this poem only
I know this fellow
who can sit at a cafe table on Elm
glance through the window
at the grizzled old man limping by
and imagine the stories
that made the face creases
and hobbled him.
Ford trucks and dusty back roads
sweaty shrieking children
Written 6-8-10
Fireflies Print this poem only
Ah! the fireflies are back.
Thought they were threatened
but here they are
flitting, flirting, stirring
me to lighten up.
I can't help myself
a smile creeps
across the stygian swamp
of my brief exile from joy.
The early summer breeze
whispers across the back yard
catching a corner
of my self pity
fluttering the folds of my soul.
The fireflies are back
lighting me up.
Written June 11, 2010
Philodendron Print this poem only
You could pass Philodendron
trammeling her toes
with your left clodhopper
unaware of her beauty
and the scores of her cousins
who circle the tropics
emerald satellites
of earthiness
caress and quake
in the warm breeze
sensuous dancers
flash their tongues and ruby smiles
wave palms and fingers
soak up every random glint
sighing air and life.
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Written June 8, 2010
The little boy in front of me Print this poem only
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The little boy in front of me in church
is squirming
his head darts
what does he see -
the colored banners
big metal circle
oak leaf with flames
gray hairs on the man
a shiny blue dress
feel the breeze on his arms
see his shoes, his sister’s shoes
hear the sound of the birds outside?
The lady standing in front
exhorts - stay in the present
soak it in
feel your feelings
in the Eternal Now.
Sister elbows him
giving her meanest stare
mother’s hand gesture
and frown
tell him
stay still!
I wondered if she heard
the preacher lady’s "now" lesson.
I smile
aching to hug him
kiss the facets of this little gem
praise his attention
to the multiplicity
his swift flight
into the cosmos.
My eyes glisten
in recognition
of the little boy
inside.
Written 6-13-10