09-30-12 Summer Street Festival Snapshots

Hot grill smoking out under the hot sun
Crowds of people take over the street
Vendors selling bootlegged merchandise
Spicy Italian sausages on every corner
Clowns making colorful balloon animals
Children running with ice cream cones
Cold cups of fresh lemonade sweetness
Cotton candy caramel apples honey dipped
Sour pickles on a stick so cool and refreshing
Fried dough powdered sugar all over your face
Boom box music pumping loud urban beats
A perfect way to spend a sunny day in the city




       

09-29-12 Darla's Double Rainbow

Dinosaurs in outer space
Disco dancing under flashing lights
Revenge against robot rabbit machines
Insane inside a ninja street fight

Cowboys battling giant turkeys
Swimming beside sea serpents splashing
Stuck on the surface of a spider's web
Riding high on a golden sunbeam

Cosmic dogs barking at teddy bears
Strutting their swagger down the silver street
Picking wild huckleberries on Sunset Hill
Set free like a firebird into the heart of the galaxy






     

09-28-12 A Future Left Unwritten

Casting spells
to keep evil spirits away
yet we are still haunted
by the ghosts of our past

Historically hysterical
In hysterics on a historic scale
So spare us all the histrionics
Laugh loud into history

Apocalypse clouds are headed right for us
Deathly winds blowing in on the wings of warfare
Shaking trees straight down to their ancient roots
Crushing buildings right down to their solid foundations

Watching the Polaris Death Cloud
Coming right at us with impending doom
Nobody here will be left standing
After this storm rolls in

The passion of rage drives the deep dream
No more destruction in our neighborhoods
Empowering people to stand up for freedom
Raising our voices and rising to the occasion




     

09-27-12 Confessions Of A Tube Junkie

Television is my drug of choice
and I've been addicted since my infancy

I've suffered from Growing Pains
and I've learned about the Facts Of Life

I've been in love with Lucy
and I've served aboard the starship Enterprise

I've entered the Twilight Zone
and I've gotten Lost In Space

I've welcomed back Kotter
and I've left it to Beaver

Now I'm Married With Children
and it's All In The Family

But mostly I've had Good Times
and I always know What's Happening




   

09-26-12 Exact Change

often times
revolutions happen
while nobody
is watching
in places
where you
would least
expect it





     

09-25-12 Virtual Office Sabotage

Hijacked and hacked
Downloaded searching for secrets
Crashed and died
Loaded up onto a stolen flash drive

Logged out from another system
Logging in as a different user
Send it straight from the program
Update all the default settings

Save the documents and fix all the bugs
Preview then close and shut down
No information is safe
The virus is spreading




       

09-24-12 Dumbstruck

I've seen buildings rise
and I watched the Twin Towers fall
but I'll always be humbled
while walking in the shadow
of the Empire State Building
shooting up as high as the moon
dominating the blue skies above
protecting our city every single day
perfectly placed in the center of the skyline
standing tall over all the other skyscrapers




       

09-23-12 It's Hard To Leave Your Home Behind

Driving through my old home town
So much has changed
But it always stays the same

The streets where I used to play
The restaurant where I waited tables
The candy store where I got caught stealing
The park bench where I had my first kiss

Memories that I've left behind
Seem to come alive
While driving down Main Street

It's been so long since I've been here
And I'm so sad that I ever had to leave




       

09-22-12 Stepping Out On A Sunny Day

Strolling down Queens Boulevard
on a bright sunny September afternoon

walking past all the people on the street
watching the old timers feeding pidgeons
with the smell of fresh fruit from the market
wondering what the future has in store for us

Going home after a long walk through town
being grateful for all of life's blessings



   

09-21-12 Theory And Conjecture

Martians eating green
cheese on the moon

Purple whales singing songs
out in the deep blue ocean

Animal species dying out
extinct all over the planet

Rare unknown creatures
thriving in a remote jungle




   




           

09-20-12 Factual Misinformation

Build a better battleship
keep the key box locked
pick your portrait photo
run down roads left closed

High beams intent on spreading
radiation to the masses for protection
mutated in a highly unlikely fashion
doubled up along the western front

Lies have been uncovered
which shed light on secrets unsolved
an alternate timeline of history
revolving behind a dark curtain

Missing pieces of the puzzle
hidden from view for many centuries
history manipulated by puppeteers
pulling strings inside the shadows

Those champions were never even alive
swollen stories never even happened
sacred places have never even been located
those powerful artifacts never even existed

Ancient legends recorded in the sands of time
swept away by mysterious forces at work
behind the scenes of evolution in motion
creating the building blocks of civilization




     






     

09-19-12 Breathe It All In

Fresh green grass
Clean crisp air
Deep blue skies
Warm summer sun

Chocolate chip cookies
Sugar sweet cupcakes
Fluffy marshmallow icing
Hot apple pie

Soft baby powder
Herbal scented shampoo
Foamy shaving cream
Tropical suntan lotion



   

09-18-12 Sketch Thirty Three

I remember you as a young girl
so so sweet and full of dreams
sitting with your sketch book
writing poems and drawing pictures
on a sunny day in Kissena Park

I remember you as a young woman
piecing together colorful collages
from scraps of torn up magazines
fabricating incredible landscapes
so full of ambition and inspiration

I remember you as a hot designer
setting the media world on fire
with your bold new fresh ideas
and an eye for perfect composition
in your office on Thirty Fourth Street

Now I see you as a beautiful mother
taking care of our newborn baby
sitting in your little nest of blankets
nursing our infant in the middle of the night
and rocking him to a peaceful sleep

I've watched you create so many
stunning works of visual art
as the years have passed us by
but now it's clear for me to see
that our child is your greatest masterpiece

09-17-12 Hatred Breeds Annihilation

So many men
have hatred in their hearts
and they destroy
themselves and others
with anger and misunderstanding

So many men
preach so much evil and fear
that they cloud their own vision
and make terrible decisions
that only spawn pain and suffering

This is a call to arms
for you to take a stand
against the violence and hatred
which plagues our land
before we reach a point of no return

This is a call to arms
for you to spread the word
and fight for the virtues
of love and peaceful coexistence
before our world is destroyed


 

09-16-12 Abstract Jackalope

ferocious negotiation enthusiasm charge
tight explosion feature party call emotion
sneeze fortune drive watch collective work
cool information discipline seed love bomb
kid camel freedom leap slam peach smell
rough clam excitement push fine crazy vomit
duck squad clip blanket dank joint stranger
family passion suffer killing like lions swim
drink brutality shot fluffy hard shine falling
soul champion obsession attack wet heat buzz
fatal bleeding at true chocolate bridge record
present read entrance live class everlasting spin
arm lift elephant pop culture craze subject swell
domintate project music height came deep fame
big flight landing zone self purple slaughter face
meatball light eyes touch water shag feedback
faster reaction head paint refuse trash scream
see saw shell pet protection electric shock coast
ice cream stream story function draw game space
change occupy resist curse religious ruler crash
solid funk radiation riot manipulation rose skin
snatch trick hoodwink gross net stabbing root
crowd control beat slave lie super cookie slash
bad money catch fool shameful existence art
good boogie corruption crack aggression slip
pride kick nasty antics wish move greatness
survival flesh strip creation experiment success




       
 

09-15-12 The Horror Of Silent Darkness

Under a hypnotic spell

Walking the hallways

In a mystical trance

Seduced by illusion

In spooky shadows

Startled by screams

Trapped in a horrible nightmare

Terrified while gasping for air

Surrounded by a ghostly green mist

Clouded inside frightening visions

Drowning in waves of intense evil

Paralyzed by the haunt of fear

         

09-14-12 Pharmaceutical Inspiration

I can't write it

since we don't have any words

and it's absurd

Tell your story

from the book of rolling rhymes

all of the time

Kiss your baby

when she's sleeping in your arms

and do no harm

Make more money

sell your soul for dollar bills

then learn to kill

Have no mercy

when you're reaching for the gold

and don't grow old

I'm not tired

I don't want to go to sleep

while counting sheep

We're so crazy

it can't hurt to take more pills

for kicks and thrills

Drink that bottle

if those pills won't do the trick

but don't get sick

Make a statement

from the inside of your heart

with a fresh start

Spread the message

to the people that you meet

out on the street

        

09-13-12 Working All The Angles

internal rage
lead to external
consequences
when it all
went down
so very unfairly
since the game
was rigged from
the beginning

they worked the mark
in a set up sting
but when it came
time for the big
payoff punch
the bag was empty
and the keys
were nowhere
to be found

so it's completely clear
that the play went down
according to plan
and the screw job
was executed exactly
as it was supposed to

that same old scam
left many victims
poor and in pain
and added
injury to insult
as the crimes
continued to
play out

but when the
cash grab was
counted up and
those old debts
were settled
it became obvious
that we all got cheated




     

09-12-12 September Haiku

Cool autumn breezes
Leaves are changing their colors
Winter is coming



     

09-11-12 Quiet Mourning

It was a quiet morning
before the first plane hit

The sky seemed to be
more perfectly blue than ever

A golden sunrise illuminated
reflections in skyscraper windows

That warm pristine blue sky
was so clear and crystal clean

It soon stood out in stark contrast
to a deathly cloud of black smoke

And we were all left to wonder why
so many spirits had to die under a beautiful blue sky




                   
 

09-10-12 Shades Of Champagne Destiny

Sapphire gratitude marathon kisses
Bleeding nightmare teardrops at midnight
Popping platinum bubbles in a jungle of luxury
Surfing strange waves of raspberry delight
On sweet oceans of liquid gold splashing
Against a dark purple horizon fading away
Beyond fragments of diamond dust glistening
Inside the crisp sparkle of intense exuberance
Spawned from the heart of unadulterated passion
Without remembering anything in the morning




         

09-09-12 Surviving The Apocalypse

Sunday night before Monday morning
Anxiety and stress swirling around in full effect
Seems to get dark a little bit earlier these days
Hanging on to each fleeting moment

These trees have stood through the decades
Old brick buildings built in simpler times
Frozen in time on the eve of destruction
A family heirloom treasured from the heart

Passed along to the next generation
Saved from the fate of a doomed civilization
Solid soldiers who have faught through wars
Seeds sprouting new life in peace




       

09-08-12 Super Magic Stardust

Free form fancy flowing fantasies
freewheeling into the stratosphere
with several silver shooting stars
dreaming on a hot dog double dare

Far away where cartoons grow
several stories tall in the fall
when all the kids go back to school
and the air gets chilly in the evening

Butterflies floating in a colorful wave
teddy bears dancing in happy circles
cotton candy bubble gum explosion
hot chocolate lava splashing all over

Sugarland fairies flying around
slip sliding away on a sunburst rainbow
singing songs in the moonbeam spotlight
illuminated by a pot of glistening gold




       

09-07-12 Dinner With Sasquatch

Out on the porch
of our old wooden cabin
way back in the deep woods
a creature came to visit

The air was so thick
and it's smell was so bad
and it's hair was so shaggy
and it's foot was so big

It grumbled a low growl
then it let out a monstrous howl
before disappearing into the night
but it felt like we were being watched

When grandma went back to the kitchen
she noticed that the fresh apple pie she baked
had been stolen right off the windowsill
where it was simmering to cool down

Right outside the kitchen window
there was a pile of pie crumbs and apples
and a long trail of enormous footprints
which led out into the enchanted forest





       

09-06-12 Dirty Naked Lust

I could sit here
and write bad poems
all day long

Without any meaning
or inspiration
or attention to detail

And you would never
know the difference
or even ever care

Because you don't read
the poems I write
from deep inside my heart

But I can't stop
the words from flowing
in the moment of conception

So open up
the forbidden pages
of my old notebook

Then sit at home
and write your own pages
from deep inside your heart




     

09-05-12 Inside The Shaman's Secret Garden

Wandering through sacred rocks with a spirit guide
Seduced into sampling a bunch of poisonous flowers
Transcending our physical bodies through meditation
Floating into other dimensions full of demons and fairies
With our souls disintegrating into an external wilderness
Turning tranquil on an endless journey into mysticism
Splashing in a existential ocean of mysterious adventure
Ascending into a state of infinite spiritual enlightenment




     

09-04-12 Downtown Star Destroyer

Spaceman flashing
an electric smile
while showing off
his groovy threads

Strutting casually
down Broadway
as bright neon lights
flicker and explode

Spaceman glowing
multicolored mirages
growing magically delicious
in the daydream factory

Shifting shapes
with smoke and mirrors
in the blink of an eye
through rays of sunshine

Spaceman setting
dope new trends
on the flip side
of the high tide

Laying down
fresh sonic beats
on unsuspecting ears
in the underground

Spaceman style
flying in the face
of urban sensibilities
with a cosmic philosophy

Healing the sick
empowering the poor
turning water into wine
and saving the world







       

09-03-12 I'll Be Your Band Aid

I'll be your band aid
When you fall down and scrape your knee

I'll be your band aid
When you wake up crying from a nightmare

I'll be your band aid
When you're suffering from a broken heart

I'll be your band aid
When the mountain seems to steep to climb

I'll be your band aid
When life gets tough and you need a friend

I'll be your band aid
And I'll keep you safe until the very end

09-02-12 Batteries Not Included

Insect warriors 

Battling under the tree

In all your dreams

On Xmas morning

Red and green blinking 

Laser beams zapping

Videotronz transforming 

With electronic intentions

Plastic soldiers

Marching to the music

Against giant space aliens

Landing on Xmas Eve

09-01-12 Down The Shore On Saturday Night

Acting cool out on the avenue
Sportscars screaming past fast
Blasting music out the window
Getting loud while running wild

Drinking cold beer on a hot night
Wrapped around a colorful sunset
Breathing in sweet smells of the seaside
Swimming in the last days of summer