DO NOT

DO NOT what?
Who are you to tell me what I can and can not do? From birth I have catergorized and put myself behind a fence. The burgundy red letters have glared at me, patronized me
and told me I was nothing.I DO NOT want to listen to that voice anymore. I chose to take back the word DO NOT and turn it into something positive. I am allowing myself to decide my fate. You DO NOT have control over me now, and forever. In wintertime I pace back and forth besides the chain link fence and the sign until I witness the promising buds of spring. Before that time comes, I watch the geese migrating and long to cast off the shackles of DO NOT as they do and fly away to freedom. I DO! And so I shall. Goodbye DO NOT! I am forever free from you and your guilded cage. Your voice is fading in my head, and soon I will no longer remember your existence.

cat greets person
like cat brethren
rubbing chins together
cat human happy
enjoy their walks
in summers light
harsh winter arrives
cat grows weak
refusing all sustenance
human companion concerned
begs for help
pleas go unanswered
human cradles her
all night long
finally life departs
in wee hours
cats soul gone
on its journey
but not alone
for human sent
part of their
spirit and soul
along with cat
that very day
cat was called
to a place
with no suffering
humans broken heart
grieves for cat
all their days
yet is grateful
for having had
a best friend
to guide them
eight troubled years
someday these companions
will meet again
and this time
there is nothing
to tear apart
two souls again

hunted mouse

cat enshrouds himself
in dark shadows
stalking his prey
cat moves carefully
avoiding rustling grass
the chase begins
hunted mouse runs
squealing in terror
field mouse still
cat enjoys dinner

High tide

Bobbing up and down in the eternal sea
An endless wave of faces staring back at me
Thoughts racing in with the tide
Hold on , we're going for a bumpy ride
A kaleidoscope of colors dances in my eyes
My mind preparing like a busy bee hive
Soon will commence the leap off the high dive
My body is poised and ready
I just have to hold my feet steady
My heart pounds in my ears
There's little time to allay my fears
I bounce once, twice with legs tucked
Through the air I glide like a slickened duck
My timing couldn't be more perfect than today
Success will be obtained in this sunny month of May
The crowd is on the edge of their seat
Hoping my efforts won't be met with defeat
I leave you with a lesson, just one
Try without fear of failure and now this poem is done

chicken love

at the barnyard
the rooster dances
seeking to woo
little white hen
yard echoing crows
seeking to impress
she snubs him
for she loves
big red cockerel
rooster dies heartbroken
for chicken love

to roost

with setting sun,
rooster's job done
gathering his flock
heading down hills
marching through shadows
home to coop
a short flight
ground to roost
rooster's watchful eye
keep hen's safe
through passing night
until dawn's greeted

Meditation

The world is hollow and I have touched the sky
Reached into the milky way sphere
I drew close and touched the swirling nougat center
and became filled with the knowledge
Understanding the tongues of earth's creatures
Through gravitating to meditation I became the energy of the universe
Simultaneously aware of everyone's life force
The force that bridges our galaxy, our universe to us
We are intermittently connected
Whatever happens to one happens to the rest
For better or worse, we are one
And now I know why it is so
And why it causes us to want
Why it causes the bird and butterfly to migrate across continents
And the mother bear to snuggle down for the winter, nursing cubs at her side
It is the reason man looks up at the sky and wonders why
Have you pondered why the sunset is glorious?
It is the dawn greeting us
A friendly hello from mother nature
She ensures our day starts and ends with a beautiful view
For she desires that all creatures enjoy life
And in doing so thrive
We are one, you and I
Namaste
The light in me recognizes the light in you
Slip into meditation, focus your mind on peace
Our universe will reciprocate
Cradling you in its arms as mother chimpanzee her chimp
Let it help you guide yourself to calm sereninty
It is only then your heart will fill with agape love
Then you will know as I do
And together, we will touch the sky

Candle Flame

I realize I can't get away
Even if I transversed 1,000 miles
It would follow me
Forever a lingering shadow
A fragile glue binds my mind together
But the bond is slowly breaking
The fibrous strands are gradually snapping
I thought, perhaps, on majestic Mount Hood...
I cannot escape, Can not endure embarrassing breakdowns
An attribute of the weak and I long to stand amongst the strong
It hurts awful bad and I long for the pain to end
In spite of my desire it will not end it wont decease
My writing has even ceased
For it is an expression of being alive
It was my joyous heartsong
My soul is a waxy candle
The flame, fragile
The wind is blowing harshly
In increasing measurements
Pressure Pressure Pressure
Continually
The flame could not withstand
And the spark of life has been snuffed out
Will it ever be relight?
Only if one believes in miracles