"Just Another Day"

texas hill country what a unique and beautiful place
its where our cabin in the woods is located
we searched and searched not finding it easily
the pin drop quiet ended when gypsy made her noise to go out at 6am
espresso at dawn with her on the cabin porch
another wonderful day on its way we love it
checking on progression of the swine flu on tv
checking things on my computer and ordering my espresso coffee from Vashon island
reading "Addiction" poem from david my writing friend in plano
checking daniels "Smogranch" youngest sons blog to see what he is up to
sometimes puts some of my writing on this blog yea
put bedspread 3 month old granddaughter Hadley
had an accident on back on my bed after washing
listened to "the times they are a-changin" by bob dylan
saved a cat that mistakenly got in gypsys fenced area
broke up a cat fight on their porch between to mother cats
deciding who was going to maintain access to the feeding dish
lucky brought her 4 kittens to to eat another mother boss bobtail objected
waiting to get big mowing weed eater out to see if it rains
will feed birds squirrels cats dog deer fox 2 neighbor dogs rabbits turkeys
and anything else that shows up here in the woods
but what makes this a really great day is seeing an indigo bunting and a blue bird
on the feeder just outside my kitchen window hallelujah
if nothing more happens around here this spring seeing these birds will do it
the hills are alive and well and so are we
we are glad we do not have to go in the car today
time to put a burger on the grill

" Swine Flu"

the bogeyman
is here
scaring us
in our fear

who to believe
what is true
to relieve
what to do

we will talk
too much
let it kill
not closing the gate

we never learn
afraid to do
will get burned
by this swine flu

"En masse"

don't fool yourself
the sick won't tell
swine flu on the loose
coming for you and me
oh say can you see
it won't let us be
no shots will do it
no vacine yet
a wild child
starting south
of the border
and it is coming
en masse in fear
to escape
bringing it with them
not knowing they
are infecting
their escape and ours
close the borders
or close your eyes

"Spring Fever"

rain awakening
the cabin
still dark
espresso
favorite day
since jan of 38
springtime
after so many
trickling drops
falling softly
finding life
honeysuckle blooms
red roses
hummingbirds
rock pile kittens
spring fever
spring flowers
spring peeper
wet birds
bugs under rocks
sunrise
mornings
old dog gypsy
on our porch
still together
writing thoughts
born in solitude
a rain claim
abundance of pleasure
our secret treasure

"Vortex"

the river meanders
moving you slowly
the way you are
not changing a thing
you walked away
to determine a path
to unhook the world
that held you
in its pattern so long
cutting equal squares
of monotony
arranged in rows
of bored sameness
you walked away
and its ok
some come to see
how it would be
alone in the vortex
in the river

"Still On Top"

do you glower
from your ivory tower
at each flower
flashing power

do you stoop
stay in the loop
out of the coop
so you don't droop

do you flail
over the mail
losing the trail
slow as a snail

are you a shaker
no kin to a quaker
son of a baker
fan of a laker

who are you
what do you do
give me a clue
something new

are you simple
have a pimple
wear a wimple
have a dimple

are you lazy
this is all hazy
much too mazy
driving me crazy

better stop
before I drop
or pop
still on top

"Hadley Jace"

joy to behold already bold
three month old girl
knowing what she wants
as happy as the sun
on a cloudless day
eyes knowing when they
identify mom and dad
knowing their voices
a tiny beautiful girl
crying for food
and absorbing the love
of those lucky enough
to get to hold her
returning it easily
with a smile
spoiled don't think so
too small for that
it comes later
grandmas job
a loving brother
bursting with pride
along side all who know her
Hadley Jace has entered the race
winning each and every heart
with perfect special grace