131/365 - Bunt

 

Everyone wants to

show off

to be

the tallest tree

OR

the flashiest flower

but

even a simple bloom

will woo

the bees

130/365 - Quilt

 

A patchwork of leaves

from the trees

form a canopy 

over my head

knit together

in a complicated weave

they rustle as I 

climb into their bed

129/365 - Palatable

Wind and waves

and coastal dunes

flowers crouched low in the sand

Walkers stroll

at the edge of the surf

A perfect NorCal beach

afternoon

128/365 - Persistance

 

Puppy dog eyes

are always worth a try

when snackies are on the line

If I just sit right here

and look real cute

perhaps she'll take pitty

and share her food

I do not care

how long it takes

I could wait forever

when treats are at stake

127/365 - Procrastinate

 

I'm not watering

the plants today

even though

they're overdue

I'm not washing

the dishes

or making

the bed

I'm going nowhere

near the broom

No nothing productive

will get done today

I'll just watch the

clock

tick the seconds

away

Because last night

all I wanted

to do

was get a good nights 

sleep

but my brain

dallied

at that task

too

126/365 - Trader

 

Does the sun rise

if we don't watch it

or does it just

become light?

I can set my alarm

for five a.m.

or I can sleep

beyond the night

If every daybreak

that I don't witness

is a day

that doesn't really start

then I won't grieve

the loss of sleep

because what I gain

can't be contained

It fills my soul

and jumpstarts my heart

125 / 365 - Feel

 

A prickly sensation

crawls up my spine

as my pores open

and the little peach fuzz hairs

stand on end

A cold sweat

threatens to develop

while my brain refuses

to process

what my eyes have

just read

As I put down

my phone

I note it's weight

leaving my hand

An old trick

used to ground myself

but nothing

can ground me now

The view out my front window

serves only 

to mock me

a sunshine summer day

tinted blood red

tragedy

124/365 - Soliloquy

 

I made it out

to ride today

After a heated discussion

of course

YES

said one voice

Stay on the couch

NO

said the other

Don't go out

But from deep down inside

a third voice squeaked

a repeated shout

loud, yet meek

but, but, but

the reasoning was sound

So before the objections

could roll in

I grabbed my bike

and rolled out

123/365 - Indulgence

 

Monday morning rollercoaster

just leaving the station

Before me lies

an endless tunnel;

a hill climb to the weekend

And as I stare

into the depths

of deep and dark despair

I lower the straw

from my eye

and plunge it into my latte

And yes I know

I should save my money

but this $8 coffee

is the only way

I can possibly 

make it through

today

122/365 - Crisis

 

A brown spot appears

tendrils like tributaries

of a muddy

rain swollen river

creeping across 

the flood plain

or the fibers

of the once perfectly

white napkin

And oh no

I know

the worst has happened

my ice cream cone

has sprung a leak

I rush to eat it

quickly

before the damage spreads

before the sun

can melt it further

like an ice burg

warming in the ocean

before the white cloth dam

can no longer contain

the flood waters

before my ice cream

can stain my shirt

I really shouldn't

have worn white

121/365 - Lesson

 

So

fuzzy

soft

warm

squishy

sharp

pokey

bitey

ouch

120/365 - Curious

 

There was a strange noise

I heard

coming from

the neighbor's yard

I tried to figure out

what it could be

but the harder

I listened

the stranger

it sounded

So I ran

up the stairs

to my spare room

that overlooks the garden

but I couldn't see

so back down I fleed

yes, back down the stairs

I went

to the backyard

fence

I quietly crept

up to the crack

but when I looked through

the neighbor looked back

she totally spotted me

119/365 - Give Over

 

A dozen yellow faces

turn to smile at me

A dozen yellow heads

bobbing in the breeze

And despite my plans

I can clearly see

I'll be tiptoeing amid

a flower symphony

as it creeps across

my worn garden path

Against their feral beauty

my garden sheers

cannot match

118/365 - Abreact

 

The cadence of 

my thoughts

are tempered to match

the cadence of

my tires 

on the road

my breath 

in my lungs

my heart 

in my chest

I soar through the symphony

and nothing else matters

but the rhythm 

117/365 - Toss

 

I know you thought

I wanted to play

when you threw my ball

across the room

But what I don't have

is the words to say

that what I really

need today

is to hold it

and snuggle it

and lick it

and love it

So please leave us alone

(and also keep

the cat away)

116/365 - Manicure

 

One, 

two, 

three, 

four

I polish them

until they glint

in the sun

I have been gifted

these precious weapons

though I only use them

for fun

115/365 - Bossy

 

They wait

for paint

but they are not quiet

they scream

they yell

they demand to be transformed

to be decorated

and ornamentated

to join the ranks

and show the word

what their blank slate

inspired

to be created

114/365 - Vitamin D

 

I fell asleep

in the sun today

In the warmth

of it's gentle caress

Its rays drift

across my skin

recharging my flesh

restoring my soul

113/365 - Cheeseburger

 

Ten thousand steps

Get up at least once

every half-an hour

You've got to burn it

to earn it

Exercise that 

will-power

Not that you don't

deserve it

Of course your allowed

to eat

Bu the harder you work for it

makes it exponentially 

more sweet

Okay, not sweet

per-say

Because who wants a 

sugary cheeseburger?

N, sweet as in 

satisfying

agreeable, gratifying

Do I need to clarify

this description

any further?

112/365 - Structuralize

 

The beginning of

the beginning

has begun

The building out

of this wide open space

where kites fly high

and kids on bikes race

The housing is needed

I know

But where will the rest

of us go?

The walkers with dogs

and dancers on skates

will all soon vanish

without a trace

And this abandoned runway

where planes once soared

will become banal condos

that no one can afford

111/365 - Seismological

 

Go forth

and shake up the world

Bring it to its knees

Pull out the rug

from under those

who 

would have you kneel

before them

Stand tall

together we'll rise

and take what is ours

as they

fall

110/365 - Protocol

 

Go for a walk

Step out your front door

and into the sun;

into the rain;

into the wind;

into the fog;

into the dawn of the day

painted pink on the horizon;

the bright white of high noon;

the whispered hush of the fallen night

Go for a walk

Meander through the neighborhood

and take notice

that's the important part

the noticing

Notice the roses

so loved

so fawned over

trimmed, and watered,

and fed precisely on schedule

Notice the dandelions

so scraggly

forcing their fuzzy

sunshine heads

through the cracks

where the sidewalk

meets the asphalt

Notice

and smile

that's the important part

the smiling

109/365 - Freehand

 

I don't know when

it changed

The hill

was summited

the wind

rearranged

And now I keep 

gaining speed

It gets harder

and harder

to do all

I need

with so much 

to juggle

at once

This is where

the balance

comes

Because you can't

always 

press

pause 

on life

Sometimes you have

to let go

in order

to fly

108/365 - Yearly

 

It's coming foretold

and yearly it will unfold

bright light guiding home

107/365 - Carbonize

 

I woke up today happy

that was a mistake

dreams are fickle things

and easily scared away

And this one especially

so flighty and effervescent

a desire so old

it's past carbonated

been carbon-dated

and fully carbonized

I thought it was done

burned up and gone

but now my last chance has returned

and I know 

I can't help but try

Just don't hurt me again

(you will hurt me again)

It's probably obvious 

to everyone but me

Sometimes I think

it's all a big joke

A secret I should

have figured out

One everyone else

can see

And if I really 

knew what went on

behind closed doors

then I would realize

what was meant

to be

106/365 - Hostile

All things have

been given to

you

But

you

continue to 

take

In an over

crowded

world

you occupy more

than 

you're

fair share

of

space

Sharing 

doesn't exist

in your

vocabulary

All you know

is

"NO-

not for you"

and

"Everything belongs to

ME"

 

105/365 - Dramaturgy

 

We like to fight

(or is it play)

we put on 

quite the show

I whop him one

upside the head

he chases me 

away

I pursue

his waggy tail

across the living-

room floor

he gathers up

my toys

in a pile

by the front door

And when it's time

for dinner

I like to watch

him eat

He stares me down

and growls

I refuse to

admit defeat

We are natural

enemies

That is what 

they say

But were happy

to share the couch

at the end 

of the day

104/365 - Fernery

 

I want to disappear

into a cool

dark place

deep amongst the trees

where dappled rays of sunlight

skip upon

the forest floor

I want to be among them

dancing

forever more

and when I do tire

I'll find a place

to rest

on a bed of ferns and moss

where the creatures

of the woodland

will whisper me

to sleep

103/365 - Brush

 

I push my anger

into my pedals

Burning muscles-

burn out the pain

faster and faster

and faster I go

but its not working

today

No matter

what I do

the news

is still there

digging

at my brain

There is something

though

a brush of chain

a smear of grease

an allaying kiss

from my bike

a little smidge

of peace

102/365 - Stellar

 

It's hard not to feel

HELPLESS

as our 

PROTECTIONS

are

STRIPPED

AWAY

but even when

the world

SUCKS

at least my cats

cool

as 

FUCK

101/365 - Secondary

 

I want to languish

lazily

with time spread out

before me

But I can see the clock

now

ticking over my head

whispering

dread, dread, dread

The chores can 

no longer wait

the errands must 

be run

And while I still

may snatch

some moments of reprieve

the boundless enjoyment 

of yesterday

is just a memory

Because Sunday has arrived

the weekends

nearly done