Yoga mat, barely used
in the back seat.
Dog hair, hair ties.
Taco Bell wrapper on
the floor of the passenger side.
Empty coffee cup or two or three
or four pairs of socks. A wrist band
from last weekend, packs of gum
already chewed.
In thirty days of LexPoMo
a community of poets sings,
over fifteen hundred poems show
from thirty days of LexPoMo.
Throughout this year our gifts will grow
as poetry gives us wings
to next June’s days of LexPoMo
when a community of poets sings.
(Thank you, Bronson and Chris.)
Didn’t write a poem every single day
But twenty-two out of thirty for the month of June ain’t bad
This is my last one for the month.
Studied poetry in high school English and Freshman Comp in college
Was asked what the poet meant by this or that
Hell, I don’t know, why don’t you tell me?
You’re the teacher
Guess I didn’t have the most mature attitude those many years ago.
Roses are red, but violets aren’t blue
Violets are violet
But it’s hard to rhyme “violet”
Whatever, most of my poems don’t rhyme anyway
Y’ll have a good summer!
…but a thank you! I look forward to delving into all your poems in the days and weeks to come. And to checking out those prompts too! Big thanks to Christopher and Bronson for making this happen.
Pauletta
good things are happening
why do i still feel sad
good friends surround me
why do i still feel alone
good books are being read
why do i still feel at a loss for words
good food is being eaten
why do i still feel malnourished
good places been and yet to go
why does the world feel so small
good family loves me
why do i still feel an emptiness
good life awaits me
why don’t i grasp that
oh yeah
the best thing is gone
on Lower Howard’s Creek
blood calls to blood
stones rise up
make a wall
with portholes
one grandfather lifts
the barrel of a long rifle
another sights his bow
I hope you were paying attention this month
Wherein something I disguised as a manifesto
I answered our most plaguing questions
(and a bunch of other stuff)
Is there a God?
Yes – possibly two
The creative entity (CE1) made the simplest possible interesting universe, grew it quickly, then changed the parameters by changing the speed of light to stabilize it. The creation is failing at an ever increasing rate; exploding
Why am I here?
You are a science experiment, an artificially simple amino acid self-replicating program created by an entity(CE2). Massive programming changes occur every 30 million years wiping out 90% of species. Sharks and crocodiles have lasted through the most cycles.
Does CE1 = CE2?
Unknown
Do I care if you believe this or not?
No
But you should
At least know why you believe it or not
Be able to speak your reasons
State and defend your assumptions
Belief is an emotion
It’s much easier than thinking
And obviously very dangerous
So be careful
How does your garden grow?
Tree branches hold spiky frogs
while sky haloes them
pinwheel zinnia spin in sun
Asiatic lilies the color of sunset
with leaves like stars
open and sharpen
strawberries skim shaded ground
basil in bowls reaches
for oregano in the next jar
and they embrace above clay rims
honeysuckle bends with hydrangea
in private conference
Now break the shovel out of the garage
grown over with ivy
for this is the time of planting
and pulling and pitching
and transplanting—
all things spiral to dirt
Mandatum
Wash each other’s feet, like this:
Let cooling water flow
Gently through humble fingers
Onto dusty, holy feet
For, in your deepest heart, you know
This truth: All feet are holy,
And the dustiest of them
Are most in need of water.
It is easy; but it will be
Harder than you think.
And then there’s this:
Love one another, yes.
But you must also
Love yourself.
And this:
It will be harder than you think.
out of the ashes
of last years eruption
new life sprang forth
new purpose given breath
thank you for breaking the surface
like shoots of new growth
thank you for climbing
to the warmth of the sun
and the glow of the moon and stars
