@3 AM (the whole body ritual)

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art by Walter Koessler

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@3 AM (the whole body ritual)

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It’s 3 AM and my bladder twinges awake for my walk in the dark to the toilet

don’t flick the switch to shock the brain

it’s pelvis time, not eyes

then it’s hand time to sanitize tender membranes

and plunk the water to cleanse the bowl

ear time to listen to the plumbing

toe time to arise safely from sitting to standing and timing the flusher handle

knee time to walk back to bed in the dark

arm time to flip the blanket open to climb under

and finally pillow time again

reset, renew and fortify

the soul!

Definition # 178 somersault

Oh no! not Jeanne again as a superhero!

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April 12, 2015

Tom Clancy:
He said: “I’m in the entertainment business. My function in life for the most part is to take people out of their lives and put them somewhere else.”

hanging from the trapeze
wind tossing me
from grands
to elders

somersault
from virtual
to concrete

thud
to
fly

and then again
topsy-turvy!

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Bob Boy: Listen to Your Heart

Yes another year to share with my angel on earth. He not only is a patient in the Alzheimer’s Unit, but a caretaker to each soul there.

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waiting for us was painful:
dressing in your best
hosting the visitors.

in the small space
minutes drag
sap your strength

your heart beat is frail
but your soul is universal
God lifts you to His immensity

We saw David Gatti’s work,
calligraphic greetings,
designs shared

artfully displayed
affectionate galleries
laundry done by family

Next we want a picnic
outdoors; menu your choice
calligraphy decorations

the drive will be swift now
we know the way
to kiss hello, goodbye

to listen to your heart
grateful to know your immensity
your soul’s connections

flourishes:
hair-line
finishings

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A Buddhist Full Moon

Moonlight

reflection of Saigyo’s Poem by Jeanne in InDesign (Adobe Creative Suite)

Informal, Slightly Old-fashioned Boondocks

This was a big sensation when first blogged…

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I'm the one with the red hair

A hoity-toity boor
full o’ malarky ‘n shenanigans

met her whirlygig nincompoop
in cahoots with a topsy-turvy ragamuffin

busy as a one armed coat hanger
on a cockamamie doohickey
of a hodgepodge afternoon.

Before sunset,
the scalawag skedaddled off
with her pipsqueak

for a roly-poly overnighter
of razzmatazz ramshackle razzle-dazzle!

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Antidote (Poem Spell)

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sheep art by catherine

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Antidote (Poem Spell)

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stone in my heart be dust, be dust.

annoying wind, be cranberry yarn.

midnight storm, bring the clear tides in.

leaping dogs, bring the salty shells.

peasant bread, dip in olive oil.

reeds gold and pink, blow in the light.

clenched fist, open and wait.

riot of sunlight, set in the night.

don’t know what to do, you’ve come to the real work.

don’t know where to go, you’ve come to the real journey.

bafflement, get employed.

impeded stream, sing.

4/11/2017

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Scars

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Alvin Ailey Dance

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Scars

The toddler gasps for breath-
suffocating

and years later can’t swim
underwater holding breath

scar tissue is too stretched
to trust lifeguards

or priests, or grandparents,
or tight necked clothing

like a barber gown to catch the hair
or a choker of jewels

or an intimate mate exchanging
fluids, embraces and panting prana.

scar tissue has no give…

4/10/2017

quicksilver

Time

This is when they were five and 3 years old. Now at 8 and 6, less echoing, more individuality!

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Time

It’s time for Annika:
“His name is Lily Pad”

It’s time for Oliver:
“His name is Lily Pad”

It’s time for Annika:
“Bikes go fast
Bikes go slow
Annika, Oliver go go go”

It’s time for Oliver:
“Bikes go fast
Bikes go slow
Oliver, Annika go go go”

Listen
Admire
Echo

A three year old compliment for a five year old model.

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Skat in the Woods

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art by JB Schachner

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 Skat in the woods

My mistakes leave skat in the woods:
little turds of guilt
or sometimes elephant skat
where worlds meet
and put me on a
totem of shame
for all to mock.

And then humility rains down
upon my head:
natural hydration for my soul!

quicksilver
April 9, 2017

Hairy Man

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Don in 1988 @ Diane and Michael’s house (Rockville Center NY)

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Hairy Man

Wild Wisconsin Woodsman
with the screw driver nails
and gorilla forearms
silent as a leopard
hearing  of an elephant
and flotation like a seal
forage ’til you sniff me
waiting here for a cuddle-
a muddle with my beast.

quicksilver
4/7/2017

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