* Keep a Star, Somewhere *
8
My Secrets
I see an evening star come out
I hear an angel flap her wings
And heaven winks
and whispers
A pail of marbles
and rainbow bliss
A clutch of wild grass
and wind in the hair
I snuggle where I seek
I burrow where I dwell
All’s well.
* Keep a Star, Somewhere *
7
That Which Beckons
The sea before me
beckons
Loving arms
Reach to halt the move
bring the sea to shore
only to watch it withdraw
The raft you build
Will float with me
even as I soak
Solitude on the high sea
Winds and waves to contend
Stars to dream
Echoes of love to steer
And I will be back
with the raft
you build.
* Keep a Star, Somewhere *
6
Full House
Ode to the Morning Glory
Toast to the Golden Shower
and Angel’s Trumpet
Gaiety once more
Sleep lounges in
couches and chairs
Pillows and blankets
litter the floor
Full house.
5
No, don’t
Don’t want to know
Don’t need to know
Suffice to know
You are love
He is love
She is love
We love.
4
Let’s Just Live
Sometimes let’s just live
Do not complain
Do not say much
Love as much as you can
Let’s just live
Let’s just be happy.
* Keep a Star, Somewhere *
3
The Road
Some pray that the road
is still long
Some pray that the road
will end
I say pray that you can
still touch the flowers
by the roadside
pray that you can
still stride the wet pavement
and thank the rain
that sprays it.
* Keep a Star, Somewhere *
2
Ode to the Bitter Gourd
Take of the youth
of the little bitter gourd
Taste the sweetness
Swallow the bitterness, and
Give thanks
for the little bitter gourd.
