Day 149

5/29/11
after Carnaval
time to take a long hot soak
cherry blossom mist

Day 148

5/28/11
Caught in heavy rain
Still we drum, our thunder, prayers
Ancestors are proud

Day 147

5/27/11
the sun still rises
faithful, despite our losses
we will never stop

Day 146

5/26/11
generations lost
nose dive in destructive loops
'Up!' I pray, "Pull up!

Day 145

5/25/11
Guess I have to laugh
'Enemies' are medicine
Reveal unhealed wounds

Day 144

5/24/11
I watch her blossom
shrinking violet no more
speaks her truth to power

Day 143

5/23/11
as this day's sun sets
bright flash on the horizon
one more chance has passed

Day 142

5/22/11
as the day begins
sesame peanut balls crunch
samba funky grooves

Day 141

5/21/11
My teachers' bright eyes
Everything I need to know
I learned when we met

Day 140

5/20/11
Each moment we meet
time's shift subtly changes things
always met anew

Day 139

5/19/11
strangers into friends
just the right few words exchanged
make the difference

Day 138

5/18/11
grasp a sunbeam tight
it will always slip away
no use getting mad

Day 137

5/17/11
time turns, seasons change
so go these unending streams
slow breaths, patience, ease

Day 136

5/16/11
wintry gray and rain
doesn't match our May bright hopes
plan for brighter days

Day 135

5/15/11
sunny day, but cold
then he's all up in my face
now I'm hot as hell

Day 134

5/14/11
sun, a big surdo
booms a funky samba beat
hot enough for all

Day 133

5/13/11
shared bites of mango
acquaintances become friends
sweet things in common

Day 132

5/12/11

If I write something
Does it have to be profound?
Nope, it rarely is

Day 131

5/11/11
gray and graceless day
bruise the tender, break what's left
trash what's in your way

Day 130

5/10/11
we fly low and tight
in formation ride the wind
play with gravity

Day 129

Imagination
Children transform concrete yard
Travel 'round the world

Day 128

5/8/11
After blossoms, fruit
nurtured through to ripening
Thank you, Mama Tree

Day 127

5/7/11
Arms thrown wide open
Wish I were a flying squirrel
Love this gusty breeze!

Day 126

5/6/11
sky, blue parasol
down below we act the fool
shoot, steal, cut and kill

Day 125

5/5/11
Approaching solstice
Subtle shifts of golden light
I lose my way home

Day 124

Outside my window
Sleeping freeway snores dreams of
Midnight big rig runs

Day 123

5/3/11
here but not quite real
somewhere between then and now
sunlight without warmth

Day 122

5/2/11
tending to details
makes relaxing possible
work and enjoy sun

Day 121

5/1/11
Sunny first-of-May
Ancestors make Presence known
All around the Bay