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The Kitten and The Yoyo

With a flick of her tail

she lets out a squeal

pops into the air

and pounces on my wheel,

little kitten bows down

readying her next pounce

before she takes flight

I roll out of sight.

Where has my friendly foe

little yoyo rolled?

In all my stealth I tiptoe to the shelf

Nothing to detect

what’s next?

Looking afar, I see the cookie jar,

reaching the counter

I see nothing the matter,

sniff sniff sniff

my nose whiffs

at the baking of the misses,

perhaps one bite would be alright?

Hiding behind the cookie jar

I hear little kitten not very far,

quietly rolling by

my string tail unravels to the side

catching little kittens eye.

Immediately I strike,

I reach for the loop

until it doesn’t move,

but little yoyo keeps rolling and rolling

till pop!

It’s tail falls right off,

rolling off the counter and out the door

little yoyo never plays with me anymore,

settling down I hop to the couch

I dream of a friendly foe

to play with tomorrow

wishing for a mouse.

The Accordion Camera

It is music

with one click it begins

seeing far

seeing near

the accordion breathes in

light craws through the dark tunnel within

exposure the dead end

it can’t turn back

exhaling sound sighs

folding backward

it waits for another time

to make music

with the presence of light.

Looking Through the Lighthouse

Romanticizing of the fading light

transports your mind

the nostalgia is right,

the damp dark stairwell

not far from the seashells

stands alone there,

the men of old placed them

stack, stack, stack,

it was built like that,

twirl, twirl, twirl,

the ladies in wide skirts

climb in circular ascent

a never ending spiral descent,

each step takes you

to a heavenly light room

where you can touch the cracks of the windowpane

white paint fades with age,

closed eyes sense the closeness

old darkened walls drawing tightly near

to the light rays seeping so clear,

nostalgia lays asleep as you continue to the steep

you awaken through the golden glass roundabout

romanticizing in the present of the presence

of what you know to be the lighthouse.

Light Paints The Night

Light paints the night

In an emotional fright

They are released

In a fling of the wrist

In its fit

You don’t want to miss

Each pop a kiss

Light flying from its brush

With no control

It’s too much

Open your eyes wider with amuse

At each sizzling wave on cue

The night will show you

Do not suppress it

It’s an antidepressant

When it’s calm it diminishes

Its memory just an image

Close your eyes

Let the light paint the darkness in hindsight

NYC

Kiddie Elephant ride found in China Town.

NYC

The Empire State Building seen from the HighLine.

The Spirit

Words can not describe
That feeling inside,
The spirit stirs
My mind a blur
Emotions take part
But they are not the start
Of what touched my heart
That feeling inside,
Theres no way to prescribe
With reason and pride
They become a chain of lies
The only way to explain
You would need child like faith
That feeling inside,
No one can make it work
Because it is not of earth
I am not a machine
No mechanic can find the part that drives me
That feeling inside,
Makes me humble makes me simple
I know its great
I know its not visible
That feeling inside,
Call it intuition
Call it a vision
But that is not it’s true definition
That feeling inside,
Is not just a feeling
But the entirety of my being
That feeling inside,
I am satisfied
That mere words can not describe
The spirit inside.

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