HOT COFFEE! (12/30)
April 12, 2018
steam rises, wafting
breathe deeply, anticipate
imminent delight
draw in magic scent
eyes closed, hands around warm mug
tongue inches forward
gentle contact made
slurpy sip slowly consumed
palate meets pleasure
morning medicine
I am revived and ready
coffee, hot and black
Gold Medal Sunrise (11/30)
April 12, 2018
golden sunrise
in my eyes
sky’s ablaze
with magic rays
gold medal day
is under way
spring stands still
air is chill
sun is warm
will soon transform
lift our moods
winter concludes
Fiery Cardinal (10/30)
April 11, 2018
Fiery cardinal
calls to his mate
calls to spring
tree branch is bare
spring is late
his song won’t bring
the fresher air
while we wait
the crimson king
sings without care
ephemeral beauty (9/30)
April 10, 2018
white, pink, blue, purple
when you’re fresh you’re beautiful
freshness is fleeting
Dainty (8/30)
April 10, 2018
the cat comes in
on little snow feet
she makes her rounds
the day to greet
she moves around
without a sound
the air is sweet
with the smell of snow
she pauses now—
where next to go?
cat coasts (7/30)
April 8, 2018
curled tail wards off fiends
look at the tip twitching now
what’s that over there
something is nearing
the mysterious unknown
staring intently
sit and wait a bit
scamper away in a flash
stop and wait some more
a skeptical glance
nose doesn’t leave warmth of tail
older and wiser
bracing wind bare tree (6/30)
April 6, 2018
bracing wind bare tree
branches vie for attention
nothing left to give
bare tree branches wave
against the sky become free
slice a rift in air
waving branch believes
she answers to no one else
now embraces sky
One Way, No Stopping (Arrow Rap) (5/30)
April 5, 2018
Day after day
life goes one way.
You’re not deterred,
your dreams aren’t deferred.
You work and play,
and time ticks away.
Potential rises,
you find surprises.
Stay the wallflower,
acquiesce the power.
Or grab the chance
to come out of your trance.
Behold the arrow,
turn wide or narrow.
You go one way
and there is no stopping.
Oberon Street* (4/30)
April 4, 2018
Sunny Day
Drinking my cares away
On my way to where the wheat is sweet
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Oberon Street
Drink all day
Everything’s A-OK
Friendly beer store’s where
I meet my needs
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Oberon Street
It’s a magic summer ale
I enjoy it without fail
I’m happy through and through—
Summer in a beer
We’re all happy here
Sunny Day
I suddenly feel OK
On my way to where my sleep is deep
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Oberon Street…
*Original Sesame Street theme song lyrics © Sesame Workshop
Referenced in good faith for this personal project
Original Sesame Street theme song
Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street & The Roots Sing “Sesame Street” Theme (w/ Classroom Instruments)
Through Three Blue Bars (3/30)
April 4, 2018
Through three blue bars
the world is white and wonderful
The sky sneezes snowflakes
in a cold that continues to cling
Nature refuses to be nudged nearer to normal
and the brightness of the blanket blinds us bit by bit
Why winter won’t wither away?
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