Tuesday, November 03, 2009
hang the moon
you don't have to tell
were you ever full
as that
crescent moon
on the horizon
don't explain
the dark
inside you
you don't have to tell
were you ever heavy
with light
did your smile melt
the edge of dawn
you don't have to tell
but your cells
remember
when you knew
you were loved
and you were that slice of fire
were you ever full
as that
crescent moon
on the horizon
don't explain
the dark
inside you
you don't have to tell
were you ever heavy
with light
did your smile melt
the edge of dawn
you don't have to tell
but your cells
remember
when you knew
you were loved
and you were that slice of fire
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
eden's rain
forgive me
for running out
to meet the thunder
forgive me for thinking
that lightning burned brighter
than anything
in your garden
where even my fingertips
could drink the dew
so soft was I
forgive me for asking, now
but didn't you love, sometime
this blackened world
where wild-eyed creatures
race down cliffs
to flee the flames
and didn't you
hold forgiveness in your hands
when you shaped my bones
and you, I know it is you
who listens
still
to Eden's small rain
running in my veins
for running out
to meet the thunder
forgive me for thinking
that lightning burned brighter
than anything
in your garden
where even my fingertips
could drink the dew
so soft was I
forgive me for asking, now
but didn't you love, sometime
this blackened world
where wild-eyed creatures
race down cliffs
to flee the flames
and didn't you
hold forgiveness in your hands
when you shaped my bones
and you, I know it is you
who listens
still
to Eden's small rain
running in my veins
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
asteroid
space
is a wonderful place
for a rock
Lo! see me stretch out
my volcanic heart
till my craters
smile
whether you watch
or not
while
I ponder gravity
atmosphere, and rain
those oscillating oceans
that overwhelm the brain
slime
and such bizarrities
as finite time
Ha! I am too dry
to cry
I am rock
remembering when
there was fragrant flesh
surrounding my body
and I was the dense center
crouching
knowing somehow that I would live
and live, and outlive
the soft substance
melting, so fresh
peeling away
It was you, wasn't it
who loved apricots
and I
who discovered
space
a wonderful place
for a rock
is a wonderful place
for a rock
Lo! see me stretch out
my volcanic heart
till my craters
smile
whether you watch
or not
while
I ponder gravity
atmosphere, and rain
those oscillating oceans
that overwhelm the brain
slime
and such bizarrities
as finite time
Ha! I am too dry
to cry
I am rock
remembering when
there was fragrant flesh
surrounding my body
and I was the dense center
crouching
knowing somehow that I would live
and live, and outlive
the soft substance
melting, so fresh
peeling away
It was you, wasn't it
who loved apricots
and I
who discovered
space
a wonderful place
for a rock
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Red Panda--the cutest animal in the world



I finally got some photos of the rare Red Panda--the zookeepers had to wake her up to put her inside for the night...you can't see in these photos, but there was quite a battle of wills! --And a big bag of treats to get her off her perch. (This is all the same individual, funny how the pictures look so different)
--click on the photos to get a close-up view!






