Wednesday, July 31, 2024

To Do

 I


The higher the humidity goes, the less I want to do.

walking to the pool, too long today, not something to do


Are you one who glances at books sideways, 

looking for hidden words? Is that something for you to do?


Amazing, to see what it is that attracts one's attention, that is 

jumping to the front to command, this is what you need to do


The motor sputtered, refused to start, the vehicle is now

awaiting time, and schedule, for service to do


No one pays attention to what goes on, until it starts 

happening to them, then all else goes aside, something's urgent to do


Walking down the dark slightly sloping aisle, carefully

selecting a seat, settled in, ready to get away from things to do



  II



Standing under a star filled sky, fireflies in the grassy field, 

rising, make their way to treetops, doing what they need to do


The choice is not “Do I fight? or do I give up?” The question to be 

making a real difference in life is, “What can I do?”


“Radical” doesn't always mean being out on the edge, primary meaning is

Being rooted, it should be what drives you to do what you do


When a word is used outside of its original meaning, it may be creative, 

or deviating, be aware of that, recognize what they do


When they recognize you but don't remember your name, 

recalling may be their problem, but is there something you can do 


What you fear is a great example of the power of imagination; 

accepting that concept, choose hope, see how much that can do


So Sherlock, when they hear it through the grapevine, something that is not 

happening, what is it that you really want them to do


Sunday, July 14, 2024

Send me on my way


  I

Wooden ladder leans to the house, accessing short roof ledge, 
hawking Romeo to visit Juliet, send me on my way

All 3 cars backed in the driveway, no hurry to get home, 
time blocking ready to leave, send me on my way 

Strolling along the shady side, cooler by 10 to 20 degrees, 
tomahawking the temp, send me on my way

Text on the page just sits, spoken words fill the air we breathe, 
squawking the life we live, send me on my way

The tail of the letter q apparently evolved from the tail of a monkey, 
rollocking play with questions, send me on my way 

What is better, an answer, or a discussion leading to a better question?
sweet talking much more discussion, send me on my way

  II

Doing anything the proper way is best, I go fishing for words, bushwhacking impatient dictionaries, send me on my way

Tiger lillies welcome drivers to Weikert, lining the curving roads, flocking along Buffalo Valley, send me on my way

Life’s issues play in a rainbow of color, the key is managing the gray, peacocking between spaces, send me on my way

My hands were wet when I was at the source of the Nile. Dry now, rocking the source within me, send me on my way

Blue hydrangeas didn't bloom last year, frost caught them just as they were about to, gawking this year's splendor, send me on my way

Sunlight dances on Penn’s Creek, lengthens the glistening flow, cyberstalking the deep, send me on my way

So Sherlock, go make space for the silence to be broken,
knocking down doors, opening windows, send me on my way 



In response to Rusted Roots’ “Send me on my way”   https://youtu.be/IGMabBGydC0 and multiple contemporary events