I.

My favorite orienteer presents
a welcome off-topic question
in the undissolving
of my pain over things
I can’t control-

If you could replace the faces on our currency (for some clear cut reasons) what would you replace them with?

                              [Small brainstorm]

                              Animals teaching
                              home economics
                              and basic math and science.

                              Yours?

Care Bears
                              Awww. I love it, Tenderheart!!

Totally… no sex, no race, all the colors, each one an aspect of a positive emotion

                              You’re so cute. I love you.

And making it rain…. joy, happiness, love, kindness, tenderness, bravery etc etc

I like the idea of throwing them on money to remind all the adults about the simple wonderful things of life we tend to forget

                              [The Care Bear Stare Gifs]

                              So when I was 5
                              I flew to Disney, Cali.
                              I have been reminded many times
                              I spent most of the flight
                              looking hard at all the clouds
                              searching for Care-A-Lot.

That’s awesome.

                              I’m teary RN.

                              I know. How sweet.

Question:
Do you think you ever stopped looking?

                              I didn’t have to keep looking,
                              I am Care-A-Lot.

II.

sometimes an orienteer
and a jester
and a King
resemble one ranger.

III.

Confession: Three storms are in
and out of my horizon. I call them natural.
One Anger. One Baffling. One Familial.
I tell him I know they are not endless.

Before the moment passed, he says:
Don’t tell that to the Big Red Spot in Jupiter.
That’s the Honey Badger of storms.
And our whole planet can fit neatly inside of it.

IV.

Most journeys
are made thru a few
turbulent skies.

V.

Delight is medicinal.

The Universe is made of stardust,
emptiness, storms, planets, and delight.