beer makes me dozey /
then email ping awakes me /
not you – so I sleep
scrapheap of old cars /
child’s personification /
she cries at neglect
animate voices /
academics debating /
peacocks displaying
subjective beliefs /
earth looks very suspicious /
from another place
the old pious scribe /
pens a religious thesis /
the work its own perk
living forever /
someone has to invent death /
it’d be luxury
Spring time arrival /
celebratory carnage /
broken blue bird shell
hanging on the wall /
calendar is within reach /
slowly the days pass
scent of sandalwood /
incense smoke draws illusion /
climate seems to change
new discovery /
faster than the speed of light /
modern pioneers
such coincidence /
there’s no predestination /
just random beauty
these conversations /
never wanting it to end /
keep penultimate
drown him in spirits /
so I can claim my bounty /
but sky witnesses
evoking nonsense /
if distance wasn’t enough /
sake drinking night
mixing my cultures /
drinking from my sake cup /
zydeco dancing
a mother’s efforts /
saving children from this world /
by not having any
fail to indicate /
inconsiderate or just /
energy saving?
extinction event /
too much sexualization /
art of love is lost
no silver just gold /
humane view of what’s sacred /
even a stone’s blessed
with no vajra pride /
trying to pierce illusion /
is like a blunt knife
children asking why /
grown-ups also asking why /
cat flat under tyre
inevitable /
these habitual patterns /
always repeating
school of nibbling fish /
offer beauty therapy /
novel pedicure
always changing mood /
sterile, tranquil, and alive /
city fascinates
play postal patience /
personal touch delivered /
handwritten letter
to know and be known /
way beyond the intellect /
deep love intuits
moon shines in water /
lotus petals repel mud /
my mind bright and clear
innocent intent? /
watch myself with mindfulness /
must check my motives
recognize failures /
can teach more than successes /
now I am learning
wasting my water /
crying strains body and mind /
dehydrating tears
hairpin bend misjudged /
balloon like airbag inflates /
she’s pinned in her seat
toxic reaction /
anxious palpitation waves /
life sometimes poisons
seek identity /
by watching Welsh rugby /
we lose by a point
my world of voices /
eclectic song collection /
we all get to sing
darkness as rain cuts /
we shelter by the window /
this wasp just like me
such a welcome guest /
brought up to mind her manners /
she makes her hosts smile
flesh red temptation /
wait for you to come of age /
seven nectarines
growth does not equate /
with personal improvement /
pruning is needed
bedroom window view /
an x-rated performance /
speckled doves on branch
skype intrepid /
time and space are relative /
visiting Madrid
ignoring the I /
speak only two syllables /
it’s only business
contraceptive pills /
twins run in the family /
should I take double?
this giant grave /
of childhood memories /
Westward Ho! Pebble Ridge
sluggish evening /
horizon sitting sunset /
unwilling to move
relinquish desire /
consider another’s needs /
offer love purely
gustatory dreams /
imagination sizzles /
bacon smell fading
comic book ideals /
keep the Phoenix from rising /
want to be Jean Grey
these banal pursuits /
distractions chewing through time /
anchor me in now
hugging for comfort /
I feel like Harlow’s monkey /
hot water bottle
red, smooth, and vibrant /
glistening after rainfall /
skin of a cherry
freely their wings spread /
playing on a warm updraft /
soaring together
effective language /
while sparse and understated /
knowing his meaning
those three little words /
are so unoriginal /
unless from your lips
I kiss the sunset /
that journeys around the earth /
heading back to you
the new beachcomber /
investigating debris /
in search engine surf
living an ideal /
such reality friction /
life of illusion
