07-31-14 Under A Gun

when
   the night
  growls loud
   the days of old
    will rise again
and the light will shine
    from within darkness
  and beauty sneezes

07-30-14 Afternoon Snack

My son watches
as I wash his raspberries
slowly placing them
in his little plastic bowl

It takes me five minutes
to wash them all
it takes him five seconds
to eat them all

And then
he asks
for more



 

07-29-14 Screams From Inside The Walls

gone out on the burner
same style hitless tonight
busy bust out seasonal high
opener on the long trail closer
segue back into total temptation
subject object everyday life
wearing thousands of suits
falling asleep on the subway
wake up broke with no shoes
career image reputation market
echoes in an old hallway mirror
zebra robots hunting for meat
candy store credit card addiction
true stories that won't happen to you





   

07-28-14 Let's Go Shopping

Spending money
All over town
New stuff cool stuff
More stuff never enough

Try it on check it out
Shoplifters will be prosecuted
Meet up at the food court
More store credit is needed



 

07-27-14 Family Tree Haiku

We all get older
And watch our little children
Grow into adults




 

07-26-14 Hot Dog Summer Dance Party

Sunshine blind
Barefoot singing
Bunny hop
Balloons pop
Glow stick war
Out on the lawn
Spray the hose
Magical garden
Ghost mood
Hot sizzlers
Snap happy clap
Jump for joy
Let the fun flow




   

07-25-14 City Consciousness

When mind and spirit
are born as one force
a connection occurs
between the soul
and the collective
consciousness

Walking down Sixth Avenue
on a hot summer afternoon
in front on the library steps
eating a hot dog with mustard
drinking a cold can of soda
watching all the people
dodging traffic jams
still connected
to the collective
consciousness




 

07-24-14 Monsters Of The Universe

From out of the darkness
Evil lurks ominously cold
The old vampires have returned

Zombies eating their own flesh
Fantastic creatures dance wildly
Under the full moon's influence

Werewolves howling in the night
Haunted house sleepover nightmare
Tragic ghosts lost in a time warp



 

07-23-14 Afternoons With My Baby

We
      Sure
              Did
                     Have
                              Fun
We
      Sure
              Did
                     Feel
                            Young
These
          Good
                    Times
                                We
                                       Share
Mean
         Everything
                           In
                               The
                                      World
                                                To
                                                     Me
As
      We
            Walk
                     Hand
                               In
                                    Hand
Into
        The
                Future
                            Forever





   

07-22-14 Tragedy At The Disco

It slowly slips away
One hit shy of almighty
Sunshine blind in sight
Sneak inside late at night

Crazy cool freak show
Dance your blues away
Smoke machine explosion
Then the phone calls stop

A devistating blow
That was unplanned
Now sadness seeps in
Go home crying




 

07-21-14 Hot Shot

No chance for a win
With nothing to lose
You start to believe
Take your best shot
Suddenly you are hot

Now what are you going to do



 

07-20-14 Ode To Chocolate Chip Cookies

so sweet
so chewy
so crunchy
so delicious

melty chocolate chunks
cookies liquidate in your mouth
the perfect treat after a long day
I lick the crumbs off my fingers



   

07-19-14 Shelter Through The Ages

Plant the seeds of home
Set a strong foundation
Reinforce the walls

Trees will grow over time
Cracks form in the cement
Wood gets brittle and dry

A solid structure standing tall
Through harsh winter storms
Ghosts of the past still remain




 

07-18-14 Found In The Debris Field

TYCOON EXHILARATION QUALITY
INCLUSIONS PREY HUNT AWAKEN
BREAKING NEWS TIPPING POINT
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS PREVENTION
OUTRAGE OF A MONSTER UNLEASHED
CONSEQUENCES FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY
NONEXISTENT DAWN OF ALL MANKIND
DRIVING THE PRICES OF OIL SKY HIGH
TAKING MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET
KILLING MEAT FOR SPORT ON SUNDAY
RECKLESS SILENCE AGAINST HUMANITY
WAR IS DESTROYING THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY




   

07-17-14 Damage

Direct hit on target
Major meltdown
Huge explosive element
A devastating scene
Mutual destruction
Fires are burning

She looked at him
With a sparkling eye
Her smile was glitter
His heart was smitten
Then she turned around
And walked away forever

Have another drink
No sleep for three days
Darker in the daylight
Chain smoking cigarettes
Pills will take the pain away
Still hurts so much inside





   

07-16-14 Being In A Dream State

Not quite asleep
Not quite awake
Staying up late
In a dream state

The key to essential wiggle room
Creative solutions present themselves
Travel through the raw wilderness
Lost in outer space on a mission

Looking up at the moon
Shooting stars from Mars
Rocketship to nowhere
Faster than ten light years

We know
How long
The fire
Will last



 

07-15-14 Rock Star In A Glass Tower

Throw it through the window
Smash some glass with a hot shot
Hit in the face with a line drive
A punch to the gut with a smile
Spitting out bloody broken teeth
The wind knocked right out of you
Razor blades dance inside the brain
Heartbeat of fury twirling around
Flip the couch over on the floor
Trash the room then walk away



 

07-14-14 Intercepted Flying Saucer Messages

Lonely spaceman
Wandering home alone
On the galactic highway
Thinking about the future
Going into an asteroid field
Surfing the rings of Saturn
As comets zip through stars
Between suns and moons
Sucked into a black hole




   

07-13-14 Under The Spell Of The Super Moon

lights flashing music blasting
dance party fashion explosion
hot off the grass in sunglasses
darkness swells up over the wave
glitter sparkling all over the crowd
magic tricks in hypnotic melodies
grooving down under the overpass
bathing in the warm glow of summer




   

07-12-14 Ramones Tribute

joey johnny tommy dee dee
from forest hills queens
electric guitar rock frenzy
down on the lower east side




 

07-11-14 Frisbee Haiku

soaring through the air
with a slick flip of the wrist
feeling like a kid

07-10-14 Keeping It Cool On Fire

Stimulating radio waterfront wharf rat
Pizza command control on stolen luck
Warriors of the heart kill fallen angels
Fantastic technological drama returns

Cowboy culture on the lollipop farm
Sucking the life out of the underground
Straightened up off the cuff downtown
Awkward sadness flowing out the door

Dust clouds puff in the dirty summer
Heat rising to a level of high frequency
Blazing rays of golden red sunshine
Euphoric tones of ethereal mood music

Intelligent banter over scotch and soda
Bicycle convention going down in mud
Several very fine specimens of madness
Resurrected live on television tonight



 

07-09-14 Paper Airplanes Crash Landing

seeking
inspiration
from
improvisation
sucking ideas
out of thin air
translated
in the
native tongue
speaking
fresh language
learning to speak
with millions
of voices
listening




   

07-08-14 Variation In Red

this one's different
from the last one
but no two are ever
exactly the same




   

07-07-14 On A Golden Summer's Day

Summer afternoon
At the playground
In our neighborhood
Splashing in sprinklers
Diving down the slide
Climbing the jungle gym
Running around in circles
Chasing the ice cream truck




   

07-06-14 Photos In The Fire

Sometimes it hurts
But you have to move on

The memories are left behind
In a lonely shoe box

Ride into tomorrow
Holding the pain of yesterday

It never happened
Rewriting history to turn the page

 

07-05-14 A Poem About A Duck

O big white duck
with floppy orange feet
who used to come around
when I fed you bread
you would swim to me
from out of the blue
then you broke my heart
and the wounds will never heal




   

07-04-14 Slightly Sleeping Sound

early morning blues
blurred in a bubble
woken up by light
quiet lazy dawn
cool shade shadows
curtains drawn
dark moment frozen
under a warm blanket
protected from life
drifting into a dream




   

07-03-14 Spoils Of Childhood

You can't watch every cartoon
But you can have fun on Saturday morning
Playing with toys and reading comic books
Eating solid chocolate candy bars




 

07-02-14 Intergalactic Travel Club

Planets turn like wheels
Around a fading sun
Twisted into a fiery spiral
Back in time sliding forward
Through the deep central rift
Riding in an amazing rocketship
Trapped with robots and monsters
Powering up to download science
Walking on the moonscape
Shifting to another dimension




   

07-01-14 Special Mystery Cheeseburger Mix

Conundrum wrapped
In a paradigm of paradise
Politely declined behind
The great rewind blind
Trying to find a kind mind
To combine knowledge
With ambition to create
New scientific innovations
That will help mankind
Rise to the next level