Making Soup

take me
time and time again
do you hear me
bounce back
with a rhythm
making soup

Flying

flying through the air
nothing can stop me now


(written for Monday June 28, 2010)

Don't Just Sit There

bake me a cake
tell me the truth
do something that I can remember
don't just sit there
looking lost and dumb
come up
and take the lead

Clapping

she raised her hand
and everyone started clapping

(written for Saturday June 26, 2010)

Sideways

brilliant
commotion
corruption
everyday something new
comes to me
loud and clear
there is only sideways
today and tomorrow
blasting out loud


(written for Friday June 25, 2010)

No One

I am out
on the street
sending messages
to no one
no one seems to hear me


(written for Thursday June 24, 2010)

Everything Crumbles

there is a silent wave
expression
building from the depths
unexpected
transformation
fear
insecurity
everything crumbles

Sandals

he wore sandals
walking along the hot hand


(written for Tuesday June 22, 2010)

Million Reasons

the are a million reasons
why
i say
nothing
think
nothing
hear
nothing
anymore

(written for Monday June 21, 2010)

Offensive Language

language
didn't matter much
he only knew how to offend


(written for Sunday June 20, 2010)

Birth

the birth
came so suddenly
he didn't know what to do


(written for Saturday June 19, 2010)

A Songbird

there is nothing better
a blue ribbon lights your way
a gift from the heavens
a songbird lights your way


(written for Friday June 18, 2010)

Between My Toes

one day
the night
came alive
between my toes


(written for Thursday June 17, 2010)

Marching to Abraham

ten thousand
lining up
drinking the water
wet hair
joyous
tonight they will come


(written for Wednesday June 16, 2010)

This is It

going for broke
out the door
on the street
hustling
this is it
the way to make it


(written for Tuesday June 15, 2010)

Home

what does it look like
the road is not clear
home floats and folds
taking shape day by day


(written for Monday June 14, 2010)

My Sounds

sounds keep me in harmony
the sounds are my savior


(written for Sunday June 13, 2010)

In a Moment

saving my life
in a moment
on a dusty road
cows give me the thumbs up


(written for Saturday June 12, 2010)

Take Me Back

blind love
takes me where i want to go
the distance
is beautiful
tomorrow the river goes forward
take me back
to another day
the piano lifts us up


(written for Friday June 11, 2010)

Slippery Fingers

the earth
keeps me on my toes

nothing means nothing

slippery fingers
play tonight


(written for Thursday June 10, 2010)

No One Smokes

shelf life
on a saturday
no one smokes
everyone is still


(written for Wednesday June 9, 2010)

World Around Us

this world that is around us
where does it come from
how does it come together
where and why and how
everything is nothing

Spinach

spinach takes me to another universe
disguised as the master planner
the birthday monkeys deliver an elegance
flowers breathe into night
earthlings descend without calling out
this is the moment where longicj

His Hand

his hand
spoke to him

Cucumber

his mind became too big
he started to think he was a cucumber


(written for Saturday June 5, 2010)

Purpose

sitting on a sentence
traveling from afar
for what purpose
what is the inspiration

We Journey

birth
begins a process
along the river
we journey
finding ourselves
lost
without anything
only our defenses


(written for Thursday June 3, 2010)

Birthday Hat

where is my birthday hat
covered in dandelions

wake me up
for another day
on the town

i don't know which way
is which way

Lap Shade

window to the open air
the lamp shade looks down at me