• Enders of the east

    hibiscus sweet sugary dark bark
    no worry tender twig upon the heart
    dug deep into mineral floor the flora
    decades steep in soil root mute curl coil
    in a land as loyal enders of the east
    receive the royal Golden Pear and Goldberg bagel feast
    all the spoils are anointed
    by the romantic Atlantic
    castaway long summer sway trees warm wind skim shore
    pack trunk dump junk
    leave the bible in the drawer
    fold clothes from the dryer
    hot as if they were on fire
    by the Sound and telephone wire
    we are all famous in the Hamptons
    liable to listen to Lionel train his quartet
    in a most blue moody moon-set
    dance to the stereo
    strangers well meant amusement
    soon the snow and ice will trickle the pipes sacrifice
    summer ’18 fill a memory
    augment autumn upon us author autonomy
    search the birch for parchment
    as we did in Larchmont
    leave every leaf in place
    beguiled thoughts to file
    rile denial look my way your smile christen day
    wild child please don’t turn away
    fate is late thank God for time
    that has us pray for yours and mine.

  • in cool morning

    in cool morning
    heaven spills rainwater
    from their loving cups
    dousing flames disrupt
    shoring up from shore the more
    the roar erupt

    the sun weighing tons
    like a ship having sunk
    cannot find his place in the sky
    evil eye penetrate the rhyme of God
    as though there isn’t time
    to do with what is want

    a symphony of sighs
    clarify strides
    with wisdom wise
    attach the tale to butterflies
    have so much charisma
    in cherished leaves loden green
    turn dry to die in winter

    receive the gifts many miss
    better bliss a bounty at your table
    a welcomed hug
    the sun-kissed wish
    that fits in with the fable

    if a grumble when you stumble
    a grimace wanting has you humble
    seems most sacrificial
    to be practical
    the experience thoughtlessly startling

    harbor an hour scent of a flower
    rose the blossom of brilliance
    chose to make a difference
    in your powerful existence

    however long the distant bloom
    through rainy night or chilly noon
    thinking of you
    palest moon
    so soon mid-summer.

  • ships driftwood slats

    ships driftwood slats timber to joyce
    voice of the sea lap salty white capped milk
    a seaman heart a captain’s never ending stein
    aboard the wide planked boards of pine
    in the mist adrift in brine

    chanty town oars curl skimmer
    chunks of ice sacrifice winter
    on shore bury fish bones

    in summer succulents grow aloe vera fertile soil-
    of late dissipate
    the royal sun is not as great
    the heart has been undone
    a chill has come

    blown breezes reaches beaches clamor
    spirits in overcast sky awed by the glamour
    slinky stars flirt with mellow fellow moon
    when the good sun goes to sweet sleep
    with peace and love a hug from above
    where the world is a pearl of shimmer and light.

  • end of summer

    crickets converge echoing
    an ecological convention
    as if an intervention
    click through grass and weed
    a brassy sounding tempo
    another night to tempt
    contentment
    rose over the compartment
    in a racket
    discreetly crackle
    thighs rub looking for grub
    ingesting flys bugs
    nightly mayhem
    to send a message
    little insects interject their interest
    under the plunder of
    moon filled wonder
    at the end of summer.

  • resist the gist

    slip into a ripple of sea too bright to sink unseen
    with everything we haven’t been you’re everything to me
    in some ways greener than the trees in summer sage
    in summer wind to trace the ace of queens
    a child again pretend do we create
    her majestic countryside these United States
    still what will of daffodil fulfilled with no mistakes
    catch a cold on beaches squall call for water breaks
    as the foam blends the bones for fishes washed ashore
    flowering grasses growing tall hiding in the rough
    a child playful as a pup
    her organdy garment soaked above the knee
    tiny hearts sewn on her bonnet
    where there are skies in eyes so blue to untie the moon and let the
    sun be done for a day or two in the backdrop of a set the picturesque
    recessed upset of
    a light too bright for night-
    expect the blessings of the early morning dawn
    your heart is strong the angels caught in the mid heaven
    sing to return the song they stole drunk on the beauty
    of Venus and weary they lay down their arms for peace
    for every living being in the universe, listening to their
    every heartbeat as they are written
    smitten with the love of the elements
    gathering stones to honor the present
    bring the essential tide to cool
    foolish cruelty in the name
    of responsibility-as I am but a
    hypocrite to resist the gist
    of capability.

  • a mind in kind

    and the angel said
    we work together here in heaven
    receive a reprieve redeem in reverence envelope the meridian,
    rhythm resound regard
    cyclical symmetrical symbols
    send seekers to your cavernous unabridged gap to live and let live, as
    wind falls short of breath caught like a hawk swift upon prey-day will
    dawn come peach and plum that boast the horn of plenty
    salt of the earth ocean waves
    save untimely minutes many
    lucky go merry as lite as a faerie,
    reduce the juice plump and heavy,
    hold love in the palm of your hand,
    greet loved ones like waves upon
    the sand, ever humbled by the beauty of ocean breezes, summer days to
    feel this way a heart so warm beckons
    the sun to shine for thou and thine in a most sunburnt season-
    to fathom faraway come what may
    a mind in kind may reason.