Monsoons

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

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When the Santa Anas rage across the desert floor they fell even mighty saguaros who’ve lived for many decades.
Howling and roaring they march, creating a wall of dust as jackrabbits run for their sheltered nests.
Hairy tarantulas scurry to their burrows, diving underground to avoid the biting winds.
On the heels of the haboob, a thunderstorm ensues. Lightning crackles in an opaque sky through all the whirling debris. The monsoon season has arrived.

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Passion’s Tempest

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

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“A violent windstorm the night before the solstice.”– Jim Harrison
Here inside these walls
where the winds can never howl
entwined within your arms
as the world outside
tears asunder in majestic wonder
of a monsoon rain.

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The Boat

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

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“Saw a poem float by just beneath the surface ”  -Jim Harrison from Songs of Unreason

I sat amidst the gnarled roots of an ancient tree
watching water flow to and fro and all at once
I caught a glimpse of poetry floating softly by.

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Love Games

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

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Come, yet again, come, come. 
Rumi
My heart wants to know if my love ever made a difference did it fill the emptiness,
did it ever matter?

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Thorns

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

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His mind’s all black thickets and blood.” – Jim Harrison

 

In the deep heart of the dense forest
amidst captive shafts of untouched light
here is where bramble berries flourish
while the land surrenders without a fight.

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#Tanka: Evening Lull

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

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In the gloaming hours
when the sun is setting low

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Squirrelly

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

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“The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting insane instructions.  That’s why I ran to the woods.”– Jim Harrison
‘Separate the children, put them in cages.’
‘I really don’t care, do U?’

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