Vertical silos of awareness provide

tubes of enlightenment or so said;

Shallow sheets of silk sleep well

when shadows defend not all the

secret places of the noisy night;

Arm-in-arm  we sign seduction papers

with ease and snap-less transparencies

gentle fall away leaving us exposed

to each others angled caressing;

Sensuous explosions send us into

foxholes of delight and orgasms,

releasing us from our contriteness;

Time suspends herself from school

teaching all that was and is premature.

19Jan13

On the Morning of our First Snow

nature covers mother with a

white blanket of seductive softness;

animals chill out in nests or holes or caves

waiting for others to venture out first;

fires heat the insides of dwellings

while others use their bodies to keep warm;

some play with sleds and skis while others

hunt with bows and arrows for sport;

factories delay their openings an hour yet

the more progressive do not open at all;

some cook on wooden stoves,

some on butane grills, but some

may not cook at all in urban cells;

somehow,

somewhere the news shares tall the

continued negativity that enshrouds us all;

hope shines through our minds,

like the sun through the clouds,

and each day is a blessing for those

who seem to believe more than I;

but, in my wool bathrobe I sit

in my favorite chair and on my lap

sits Piper my Siamese cat and

together we share an unspoken bond,

contentment and happiness regardless

of dire prognostications around us.

18Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #12

the corners of

our world form

tidy little boxes

of litter in which

we find ourselves

daily like cats.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #11

we look inside ourselves
with eyes full of emptiness
as if hoping to see
something we recognize
from the past, doubting
who we have become
because it has drifted
so far away from that
which we wanted yesterday.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #10

love extends her arms
around me in a protective
way, encouraging the
apathy of feelings to
disappear into a trusting
view of life ever lasting.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #9

if we could alter the curved reality of linear time,

would we ever need to extend our thoughts into

a dimensional reality where time merely mirrors

distorted views of one truth that is impossible to recognize

while appearing unrestrained in our own time frames.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #8

our bodies, we have the
predisposed seeds of our destruction,
living our lives as if that reality
does not exist for us or worse we are
oblivious that reality exists at all.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #7

there is no perfect lover

with all the flaws that

we so easily possess; but,

there is an unrestrained

quest for such, accepting

substitutions that frequently

leave us unnaturally disappointed.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #6

take me back to the beginning

and let me see for myself,

let me form my own

theories and speculations,

let me experience fear's totality,

and the muse of creativity

before you provide me

with distorted views of both,

let me bathe in  the unrecognizable

limestone waters of poverty

while learning how to heal.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #5

communes of hope are sprinkled
liberally and equally throughout
all my patterns of regret upon which
I have become fixated, knowing all
the time were wasted pondering, a
relatively unknown yet faulty conclusion.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #4

death becomes us all
as we lay gracefully,
transfixed in our
silk-covered metal coffins,
ceremoniously prone
for easy viewing of all,
the passing of rubber-neckers
if we have any at all;
and, while our appetites
for life are finally gone,
our eyes are finally opened
to all the unanswered
questions we had asked earlier.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #3

each happiness cup

is hot with caution,

tasting the liquid briefly

as it passes on its way

at an alarming rate

to parts of a decomposed

mind that additively

relies on the contents of

eye-opening caffeine.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #2

online souls
posting thoughts
feelings and photos
hoping for simpatico
desperately pushing
desires and images
into receptacles
of deception,
knowing all along
it is only
some sort of
twisted game
filling a void
that is bottomless.

15Jan13

Rainy Day Reminders Series #1

each day is mine yet
only temporarily not
because it changes
quickly into tomorrow,
moving faster still
into a plethora of yesterdays,
but like me, each day has
been given
to enjoy or dislike
and that choice is mine.

15Jan13

where to begin on
my feelings is not what I
want to address dear.

Feb 2, 2009



we are not the type
of loving couple I want
us to be these days.

February 2, 2009



you control it all
and see me not being pushed
away from your love.

February 2, 2009

your soft body presses into mine,

the two textures blend and create

a sensation that elevates and

transcends our expectations.

March 31, 2010

failure is ever present

just behind my eyes

and has become a good

friend and partner

throughout my life;

and as my life continues


compound its mistakes,

I continue to hastily run

away from myself.

February 4, 2010

pretend no more you fool
life is only what you make it
and what others attempt to convey.

January 27, 2010

boundaries and limitations
exist within my mind today,
as I peel-off the thin layers
of my memory for the salad
of forgiveness I am reluctantly
about to make me today.

June 13, 2011

sleep away the nausea
is what they say to do,
but I never can remember that
when asked about what to do;
sleep away the nausea and
for that relief several pills I take,
but never once has it
happened that way for me,
when dry heaves seem to
be the only order of the day.

April 19, 2011

if you pretend to love me,

I will pretend to love you;

if you pretend to want me,

I will pretend to want you;

if you pretend to leave me,

I will easily walk away first.

March 9, 2011

here in the kingdom

of the living,

we are making plans to die;

we are living like

there is no tomorrow

or nothing afterward either,

until we get close

to the cliff of life.

February 21, 2011

From the Morning Early Series

inside the miracle of life
lies our first steps towards death
and a willingness to accept a
blind faith approach to everything;

inside our beautiful minds
are the self-destructive qualities
we must all learn to master if
we are to complete our journey;

inside our well-crafted bodies
is housed a plethora of
predispositions we must learn
to accept along the way; yet,



inside of everything is our
unusual capacity to love.

7Jan13

From the Morning Early Series

My expressions are my own
mixed with interpretations
of others thoughts who have
been admired over the years
when most simply faded away;
My eyes see what I imagine
and what I have been exclusively
conditioned  to imagine from
birth seeking to reaffirm purpose
while selectively imagining all else;
My ears hear it all unfortunately
filtering out the priceless thoughts
of those convincing me otherwise
while retaining what little worthless
gossip is necessary for my survival;
My words are my own as well
innocently and harmfully spouting
out what I feel without the slightest
regard for editing-out the sarcasm
necessary to keep a few friends;
My life revolves around yours
while yours revolves around all else
and we tumble into turmoil
constantly like two male cats trying to
control the only nipple available.


6Jan13

From the Morning Early Series

AGE  //  WISDOM

MIND  //  RANDOM                                                    FATIGUE  //  PATIENCE

FEARS  //  RESOLUTION

Through your eyes, I see my weaknesses...

Through your eyes, no need for meaning...

Through your eyes, illusions become transfixed...

Through your eyes, doubts seem pointless...

Through your eyes, my illnesses need no cure...

Through your eyes, my life becomes a metaphor...

Through your eyes, all my questions disappear.

6Jan13

can it be...

will it be...

look into my eyes and

see for yourself;
I am old,
different from you,
yet still alive;
what makes us
who we are,
gives us desires
or prevents
one from growing?
who's to say,
but still, it is.

January 2005

you lay beside me
every night,
but you do not want
to make love to me;
yet,
you tease me into

thinking another day

perhaps...  so, I will

not look for another

until later while I

give you

another chance.

January 2005

what will my fruit trees bear, if

I were to plant them all today?

would they be:

apples

pears

peaches

or cherries

as they are already

in the ground?

                                                                                      January 2005

how worthy was 2004

to my success...

how worthy indeed?

last year provided me with

enough encouragement

to get me into this year

and perhaps beyond if my

hands hold the right cards.

January 2005

A Look Into Now Series #34

on my knees
in front of you
I find myself standing;
hands behind my back
secured with ropes
like the one that

loosely hangs

around my neck;

your nakedness

surrounds me while

your swollen breasts

warm my face

and your hairless legs

lock down my arms

against the middle

of my bruised back;

sorrows roll down my skin

in thin rivers of sweat

as we become forever

severed from reality.

21Dec12

NEW YEAR's DAY

RESOLUTIONS...

Global LOVE...

Global Issues resolved together...

Global Hunger ended...

Achieved...

Global Truth realized...

Global Warming realized and reduced...

Global Population well managed...

Poems will return tomorrow...  January 2, 2013

Around the world...

AFRIKAANS gelukkige nuwejaar / voorspoedige nuwejaar

AKPOSSO ilufio ètussé

ALBANIAN Gëzuar vitin e ri

ALSATIAN e glëckliches nëies / güets nëies johr

ARABIC عام سعيد (aam saiid) / sana saiida

ARMENIAN shnorhavor nor tari

ATIKAMEKW amokitanone

AZERI yeni iliniz mübarək

BAMBARA aw ni san'kura / bonne année

BASAA mbuee

BASQUE urte berri on

BELARUSIAN З новым годам (Z novym hodam)

BENGALI subho nababarsho

BERBER asgwas amegas

BETI mbembe mbu

BOBO bonne année

BOSNIAN sretna nova godina

BRETON bloavezh mat / bloavez mad

BULGARIAN честита нова година (chestita nova godina)

BURMESE hnit thit ku mingalar pa

CANTONESE sun lin fi lok / kung hé fat tsoi

CATALAN bon any nou

CHINESE (MANDARIN) 新年快了 (xin nian kuai le) / 新年好 (xin nian hao)

CORNISH bledhen nowedh da

CORSICAN pace è salute

CROATIAN sretna nova godina

CZECH šťastný nový rok

DANISH godt nytår

DARI sale naw tabrik

DUALA mbu mwa bwam

DUTCH gelukkig nieuwjaar

ENGLISH happy new year

ESPERANTO feliĉan novan jaron

ESTONIAN head uut aastat

EWE eƒé bé dzogbenyui nami

EWONDO mbembe mbu

FAROESE gott nýggjár

FINNISH onnellista uutta vuotta

FLEMISH gelukkig nieuwjaar

FRENCH bonne année

FRISIAN lokkich neijier

FRIULAN bon an

FULA dioul mo wouri

GALICIAN feliz aninovo

GEORGIAN გილოცავთ ახალ წელს (gilocavt akhal tsels)

GERMAN Frohes neues Jahr / prost Neujahr

GREEK Καλή Χρονιά (kali chronia / kali xronia) / Ευτυχισμένος ο Καινούριος Χρόνος (eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos)

GUJARATI sal mubarak / nootan varshabhinandan

GUARANÍ rogüerohory año nuévo-re

HAITIAN CREOLE bònn ané

HAOUSSA barka da sabuwar shekara

HAWAIIAN hauoli makahiki hou

HEBREW שנה טובה (shana tova)

HERERO ombura ombe ombua

HINDI nav varsh ki subhkamna

HMONG nyob zoo xyoo tshiab

HUNGARIAN boldog új évet

ICELANDIC gleðilegt nýtt ár

IGBO obi anuri nke afor ohuru

INDONESIAN selamat tahun baru

IRISH GAELIC ath bhliain faoi mhaise

ITALIAN felice anno nuovo / buon anno

JAVANESE sugeng warsa enggal

JAPANESE あけまして　おめでとう　ございます (akemashite omedetô gozaimasu)

KABYLIAN asseggas ameggaz

KANNADA hosa varshada shubhaashayagalu

KASHMIRI nav reh mubarakh

KAZAKH zhana zhiliniz kutti bolsin

KHMER sur sdei chhnam thmei

KIEMBU ngethi cya mwaka mweru

KINYARWANDA umwaka mwiza

KIRUNDI umwaka mwiza

KOREAN 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (seh heh bok mani bat uh seyo)

KURDE sala we ya nû pîroz be

KWANGALI mvhura zompe zongwa

LAO sabai di pi mai

LATIN felix sit annus novus

LATVIAN laimīgu Jauno gadu

LIGURIAN bón ànno nêuvo

LINGALA bonana / mbúla ya sika elámu na tombelí yɔ̌

LITHUANIAN laimingų Naujųjų Metų

LOW SAXON gelükkig nyjaar

LUXEMBOURGEOIS e gudd neit Joër

MACEDONIAN Среќна Нова Година (srekna nova godina)

MALAGASY arahaba tratry ny taona

MALAY selamat tahun baru

MALAYALAM nava varsha ashamshagal

MALTESE is-sena t-tajba

MANGAREVAN kia porotu te ano ou

MAORI kia hari te tau hou

MARATHI navin varshaachya hardik shubbheccha

MARQUISIAN kaoha nui tenei ehua hou

MOHAWK ose:rase

MONGOLIAN Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хvргэе (shine jiliin bayariin mend hurgeye)

MORÉ wênd na kô-d yuum-songo

NDEBELE umyaka omucha omuhle

NGOMBALE ngeu' shwi pong mbeo paghe

NORWEGIAN godt nyttår

OCCITAN bon annada

ORIYA subha nababarsa / naba barsara hardika abhinandan

OURDOU naya sar Mubarak

PAPIAMENTU bon anja / felis anja nobo

PASHTO nawe kaalmo mobarak sha

PERSIAN سال نو مبارک (sâle no mobârak)

POLISH szczęśliwego nowego roku

PORTUGUESE feliz ano novo

PUNJABI ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ (nave saal deeyan vadhaiyaan)

ROMANCHE bun di bun onn

ROMANI baxtalo nevo bersh

ROMANIAN un an nou fericit / la mulţi ani

RUSSIAN С Новым Годом (S novim godom)

SAMOAN ia manuia le tausaga fou

SANGO nzoni fini ngou

SARDINIAN bonu annu nou

SCOTTISH GAELIC bliadhna mhath ur

SERBIAN srećna nova godina / Срећна нова година

SHIMAORE mwaha mwema

SHONA goredzva rakanaka

SINDHI nain saal joon wadhayoon

SINHALESE ශුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා (shubha aluth awuruddak weiwa)

SLOVAK šťastný nový rok

SLOVENIAN srečno novo leto

SOBOTA dobir leto

SOMALI sanad wanagsan

SPANISH feliz año nuevo

SRANAN wan bun nyun yari

SWAHILI mwaka mzuri / heri ya mwaka mpya

SWEDISH gott nytt år

SWISS-GERMAN es guets Nöis

TAGALOG manigong bagong taon

TAHITIAN ia orana i te matahiti api

TAMAZIGHT assugas amegaz

TAMIL இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (iniya puthandu nal Vazhthukkal)

TATAR yaña yıl belän

TELUGU నూతన సంవత్శర శుభాకాంక్షలు (nuthana samvathsara subhakankshalu)

THAI สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sawatdii pimaï)

TIBETAN tashi delek / losar tashi delek

TIGRE sanat farah wa khare

TSHILUBA tshidimu tshilenga

TSWANA itumelele ngwaga o mosha

TULU posa varshada shubashaya

TURKISH yeni yılınız kutlu olsun

TWENTS gluk in'n tuk

UDMURT Vyľ Aren

UKRAINIAN Щасливого Нового Року / З Новим роком (Z novym rokom)

URDU naya sal mubarak

UZBEK yangi yilingiz qutlug' bo'lsin

VIETNAMESE Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới / Cung Chúc Tân Niên / Cung Chúc Tân Xuân

WALOON ene boune anéye, ene boune sintéye

WALOON ("betchfessîs" spelling) bone annéye / bone annéye èt bone santéye

WELSH blwyddyn newydd dda

WEST INDIAN CREOLE bon lanné

WOLOF dewenati

XHOSA nyak'omtsha

YIDDISH a gut yohr

ZULU unyaka omusha omuhle