Now I understandwhat you tried to say to me when the sun shone highon those sand dunes by the beach and your voice was singing clearlyof green and azure waves, but all I sawwere shadowson a desert that day. Though the lyrics of your musicsounded true and so familiar,my ignorance was dissonantas I tried to … Continue reading Song of the Sea
Pineapples, Cake and Poetry
The Long Way Home : A Pineapple’s Journey Too long Pineapple clung to the juices she was born with. Though she tried to hide the seep of syrup from the rot of flesh that cracked her armor. She knew no magic pill, nor painless shortcut could extend her shelf life any further. And the only … Continue reading Pineapples, Cake and Poetry
Lemon bars + poetry
A lemon’s role So quicklyLemon learnedshe would never get the lead … Her role was alwayssupportingwith a zestor a squeeze. She had accepted her career as :“the faintest essence”or “the tasteful garnish.” In the business ofbreakfast, lunch and dinnershe was alwaysthe slice of bitteron the dish. But thenshe learnedshe could be a star in changing … Continue reading Lemon bars + poetry
Responsibility
World Oceans Day 2020 I unravel my apology in her waves and I ask what I can do. The moon pulls at the hem of her blue dress and her hands slip away from mine. She leaveswhat she can no longer carryon the sand : The starving sea turtlewho ate too manyplastic jellyfish. The poisoned … Continue reading Responsibility
The Pageant
Maui held a beauty pageant for the plants on the island’s stage ... First up was the talent portion ... The Palm Tree did the hula, the Hibiscus danced ballet, but it was the Trumpet Vine who wooed the crowed with her jazzy serenade. Next up was the evening wear... The gowns were rich in … Continue reading The Pageant
A moment in the sunrise
I try to never miss a sunrise to paint my intentions within a landscape completely indifferent to me. I can seamlessly slip through the spiderwebbed crackson my little patio and into the sunlit glow of a sacred space, exhaling my prayers and wildflower hopes to breathe in peace made with the day’s groundlessness; understandingthe unknowingsand … Continue reading A moment in the sunrise
I fell in love with Poetry
A love story #prose #poetry I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I fell in love with Poetry. Somewhere between the summer nights and the carelessness of his hair. Of course, he was a musician with this hypnotizing rhythm and a smile like Chardonnay. Just the way that he knocked at my door that autumn … Continue reading I fell in love with Poetry
Synergy & Seal Haikus
Synergy Before the coral reefs felt pain and the oceans could speak English we were as one,the mountains and I,as were the sea lionsand constellations . Before our spiritscould be sacrificedfor jewels and false images we exhaledwith the ebbing tidesin waves combined of energies . God made usto participateone bodyand one spirit — when stars … Continue reading Synergy & Seal Haikus
Exquisitely Dressed / Haikus on the Beach
Exquisitely dressed are the shoresthat hem the oceanic abyss: cashmere sands are icedin crystalline fishnet nylons adorned are corsetswith bones of coraland buttonsof tiffany blue diamonds effervescent watersstill bubble upbeneath the foam-trimmed tulle gowns of brackish satinlearn to let goof their most treasured pearls skirts of gelatin pirouettetheir secrets laced in seaweed embraced for love … Continue reading Exquisitely Dressed / Haikus on the Beach
Poems for the Earth
Poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2020
