Dog dog dog!

Each with a Point of View

Three dog life

Each a part of me, a part of you…

I want to savor this sunrise

to hold it fast like a child

holds his bear for comfort.

I want to reach like those

celestial cloud fingers stretching

to grasp the splash of dawn…

I am a cohesively incoherent mess

I think I’m clever, calm, knowing

But I feel Partitioned

Askew

Carved into individual bits that were…

I still think of her as my Kate

in the broad-brimmed hat 

she wore in African Queen,

mysterious in her blue neck scarf…

Yo, Pablo Picasso, rebel artist!

Defying convention, and beyond,

you even tweaked the rules

set by venerable Mother Nature…

At the New Excellent Regency Motor Hotel

in Rawalpindi, the roaches were cocky

and the slippery night man delivered hashish

with a complimentary Fanta. One monsoon week

my dam broke when I learned both Rod Serling…

Blessings to all you artists!

I am the sister in Yellow

speaking for the Primary Sisters

of the Holy Trinity of True Colors.

We are here to call you back…

The man titled “Minoan” is standing relaxed, tattooed and pierced,

His back to a wall decorated with a single band of

interconnected spirals, representing…what?...

cycles of history? the focusing and defocusing of attention?

eddies in a stream? projection and perception?…

caught me looking, its pupil dilated

to cover most of a blue-green iris:

fear, excitement, or just ease with seeing

in the dark? “I didn’t see anything,” …

long haul trucker’s i5 atoll

out of the flattop hurly burly

roll in fuel up the big rigs

chains gnashing, springs aching

brakes gasp and whistle…

As you walk around the gallery

marveling the excellent art works of

Stanley Smith, Jolene Monheim,

Bruce Bayard, Cathy Dorris, David Leibowitz

and many more, please don’t pass by so fast.

I’m the cement rock that saved the building…

a cats tale

is a path

stryping

stripping

a way

to portals darkened by the light…

In the beginning

It all comes down to black and white

12' radius at the arched back

12" on the ballet pointe

Toes to heel

Back stretched arms 62"

The radii of the depths and the heavens…

I’ve gathered you all,

out here in space,

to bet on the Earth,

it’s losing the race…

I am eager and amazed ---

wait, sorry, I should not speak

so selfishly ---

I mean, I am honored beyond words

to be chosen for this year's

Wisdom Walk.

peering

into the

oculus

feeling

its powerful pull

drawing me in…

In this maturity,

the Birds keep moving closer.

I have always been

curious about feathers,

drawn to down and fluff,

attracted to glide and soar…

Witness the Before photo. The After version

may be some time coming. Obviously the Reese cup

is the first thing to go right into my mouth. And that dollar bill

and all those random coins. No brainer to snap those up.

I've been looking for my tape measures for weeks…

When you’re down

to your last buffalo

you know you’ve hit bottom.

The good life had dried up

wind-blown to the four directions.

gone forever blue skies dotted with eagles…

It’s the red door that welcomes.

Yes, the pistachio cotton candy

foliage that rises like cloud cover

in tonal harmony with a field

carpeted in cheery morning light

and dappled violet shadow. Yes…