08-31-16 Endangered Elephant Haiku

Save the elephants 

While they still exist on Earth

Extinction is near

08-30-16 Strong Brains

Don't think about it
Don't think about anything
Don't even think about not thinking

Clear your mind
Refresh your memory
Recharge your battery

Stay on target
Ignore all distractions
Keep your focus on staying focused

Mind over matters
Exercise your thoughts
Don't even think about it

08-29-16 Destiny Is Meant To Be

You were always meant to be
A hero with an amazing destiny
Somehow you always knew it
And you carried it inside you

Maybe the story is already written
We are simply following directions
Or maybe it's the true desire in our hearts
Waiting for the day when we can shine

08-28-16 Second Coming

Tricks up your sleeve
Easy to believe in magic
Watching miracles happen
In the streets all around us

Mother Nature will provide
The energy to balance it all
Calling on the ghost warriors
To join us at this dark hour

Radiate your light upon us
Sing the blues at midnight
Cast a spell in the name of love
Save the world all day long

08-27-16 Saltwater Up Your Nose

Beach bums
Under the sun
Swimming in
The ocean blue

Waves crashing
On our heads
Body slammed
Into the sand

Jellyfish floating
Up to the surface
Cute little crabs
Pinch our feet

You stink like the sea
After swimming with me
Breathing in the salty air
Breezes blowing your hair

08-26-16 Filling Blank Pages

You can fill your days
With acts of warfare or
You can fill your life
With acts of kindness

You can fill your dreams
With thoughts of hatred or
You can fill your heart
With peace and love

The choice is yours
To write your own story
Will you be the villain or
Will you be the hero

08-25-16 Sasquatch Versus The Space Invaders

When extraterrestrials arrived

The truth was revealed at last

As Sasquatch tribes emerged

From out of the deep dark woods

To defend our planet from invaders

It soon became clear 

That Sasquatch is our protector

The hidden spirit of mother nature 

Our defender and our Earth warrior

A magical beast with special powers

So the battle raged on for weeks

As Sasquatch destroyed alien ships

The space invaders were no match

They retreated back to the stars again

And Sasquatch vanished into thin air

08-24-16 The Memory Games

There will be another time
To tell old stories once again
And laugh about the good times
We have together every day

There will be time someday
To honor the memories
Of those we've lost
Along the way

But for now we've got today
To make new memories together
As we run and jump and play
Without a care in the world

08-23-16 Subtle Hints Of Autumn

While the heat of summer

Still has us in a stranglehold 

There is brief relief

As a cool breeze blows

From somewhere unknown 

There are quick reminders

In the scent of dying leaves

In earlier sunsets and later sunrises

There are whispered promises

Of a crisp chill in the air

Where we'll all be freezing soon

08-22-16 Dreams In A Wishing Well

Candlelight nightmare songs
Romantic destiny in the park
Struggle to regain some sanity
Time to sit and think for a while

Fantastic spaceship ride at school
Wishes for happiness do come true
Watching movies on Saturday night
Holding hands on our walk home

Hope those lightning storms dissolve
Look into your heart for the light
You are stronger than you can imagine
Don't ever give up on hopes and dreams

08-21-15 Thrown Away

Tossed out
In the trash
On the curb
Picked up
By a truck
In the early
Morning
Transported
To the dump
Buried alive

08-20-16 Halloween Superstars

A golden light
Shines upon you
From the cold hearts
Of mean old monsters

Up from the sewers
Under the full moon
Unbelievable visions
Unanimous decisions

Werewolf howling
Stomach growling
Flesh for feast at least
Fresh meat to eat

Shadow ghosts lurk
In the red darkness
Invisible to the eye
Fire in the night sky

Vampire charm
Curse of the undead
Another evil spirit
Caught going batty

Loch Ness Monster
Swimming forever
Frankenstein alive
Mad scientist mind

08-19-16 Stuck On The Subway Again

Stuck on a hot train
Down in the subway
Not moving at all
Sweat dripping drops

Late for work again
Trapped underground
Breathing in the stench
Sweltering summer

Sick passenger
Police investigation
Signal malfunction
Service disruption

Listen carefully
Music all around
Hear the sounds
Escape this reality

08-18-16 Hit The Lights

Under the surface
It all seems so dirty
When the lights go out
But on the surface
It all seems so clean
When the lights turn on

08-17-16 Road Map To Destiny

The journey began long ago

Into tomorrow then back again

Where all roads lead to destiny

Unpaved and unshaven

There is no wrong direction 

The stars have laid out the map

Plans are exchanged then they change

But the universe will guide you home again

08-16-16 Chelsea Hotel #424

Make no mistake about it
There is a dark energy here

Hidden in plain sight
Frightened by footsteps

Cold quiet of an empty room
Tapping off in the corner

It was here for them to take
And they were there for it to take too

Voices keep drawing you inside
Closer and closer to the flame

Further down the darkened hallway
Spirits are watching all around you

Demons are here to steal your soul
You thought they were your friends

Don't be afraid to talk about the curse
We're all here for the same reasons

Then the touch of evil comes
Run away and don't ever return

08-15-16 Gardens Of Broken Glass

walking barefoot
through gardens
of broken glass
with scar tissue
too thick to heal
soft silent wounds
with deep deep cuts
swimming in blood
gushing from inside
walls of a broken heart

08-14-16 Sleepwalking Underwater

Life moves too fast
Or slow it down a little
Drowning in clouds
Dreaming of clowns

Drift past sleepers
Slip slide under sheets
On the streets it grows
Frozen in timelessness

Photo captures images
Construction continues
While trees get taller
The world evolves

08-13-16 Dawn Of The New Warriors

Welcome to the future
Moonshot in a heatwave
A new tomorrow is born
These will be your heroes

Lemonade under the sun
Red skin wet hair summer air
Lift your spirits for redemption
Release some good magic energy

08-12-16 Let Your Love Light Shine

Evil seems to have
A loud voice
To express anger and hate

Too many people
Feel they have a license
To broadcast ignorance

We have to keep
Our positive energy
Flowing strong

We must drown out
Voices of darkness
With the light of love

08-11-16 Superstar Disco Party

machine gun classics
strobe lights pulsating
midnight rhythms set
the rhyme to the beats

it's all another story
when you break it down
cool the room with blues
stand up and dance

golden glitter clouds
champagne hot flashes
sunglasses sparkle tonight
paparazzi waiting outside

08-10-16 Meet Me In An Alternate Reality

It's cold in the office
Papers scattered around
So much work to do
Somebody's yelling at you

But then there is hope
A vision of another existence
With beautiful music playing
Somewhere sunny and warm
Or cozy and quiet inside
With a warm cup of coffee
And inspiration all around

There will be a new day
When we can write poems
Together all day long
In a stress free environment
With nothing else to do
But create fresh art for you

08-09-16 My Greatest Gift

I opened my eyes
And there you were

Looking back at me
Like a reflection

That was the moment
Everything was clear

It was you all along
You are the reason

Overflowing with joy
Exploding with light

And love spilling out
All over my life

08-08-16 Electric Flesh Tones

Cartoon movements
Highlighted in wings of steel
Forever man is nowhere time
Put the pit bull back in the crib

Razor blade solutions
For radioactive time signatures
Come down off your high tops
Spot a local turkey for lunch

Normal ways to freak out
Listen to the evening news report
Hide inside a bunker for survival
The fallout shelter is too crowded

Monkey masks in disguise
Made to break the bank vault
Kiss her softly on the mouth
Before the time bomb explodes

08-07-16 A Day In The Light

The day's first rays of light

Creep in through the windows

Inching their way across the floor

Cutting through the total darkness 

Slowly illuminating the room

Until bright light shines all over

With enough warmth to heat up

The whole house awakened

Late afternoon orange glow

Shadows grow longer and taller

While the soft light fades away

The day's last rays into night

08-06-16 They'd Be Crazy To Follow Us

The stars have all disappeared
Outer space is paralyzed with fear
We don't have any hope out here
Lost inside the new energy zone

The sun and moon have exploded
A fantastic time rift has opened up
The rings of Saturn are disrupted
Sucked through a cold black hole

Slip away into another galaxy
Where the universe is all around
Riding on the tail of a hot comet
Going into an asteroid field

08-05-16 The Robot Revolution

Locked in step
Robot warfare evolves
Where there is no feeling
Only revolution

When machines rule
The heart and soul of humanity
Will die a cold cruel death
In digital battlefield massacres

Information apocalypse
Overloads circuits faster
Then artificial intelligence
Becomes robotic consciousness

We will go into hiding
When the power supply
Is shut off completely
Forced to survive in darkness

You will live forever
Only after you reboot your life
Programmed for destruction
Hard wired for extinction

08-04-16 Pet Goldfish Haiku

Tiny air bubbles
Goldfish swimming in a bowl
Underwater love

08-03-16 Songs Of Summer

Those old plastic
cassette tapes
that we used to
listen to on our
heavy boom box
down at the shore
on sandy beaches
never sounded better
than when we were
care free young kids

When I listen to
that music today
it brings me back
to those sunny
sandy beach days
as though no time
has passed at all
but I only wish
that you were still
here to share it
with me

08-02-16 Inspiration For Breakfast

Wondering what thoughts will arrive
From a coffee cup full of hot ideas
Freshly squeezed from an early dream
Sleep away again for another vacation
Wake up to inspiration for breakfast

Calm energies rest between actions
Colors splattered all over a canvass
Electric machines cannot create this
It takes passion rage beauty emotion
To connect with a new horizon of hope

Cartoon characters sing sinful melodies
Masterpieces come alive in the afternoon
Visual experiences dance across your eyes
Looking inside the evolution of artwork
Building a unique landscape of imagery

08-01-16 Gravitate

Gravitate
To where
Good feelings
Can be found

Stay away
From hate
And bad
Feelings

Go to where
The action is
When good things
Are happening

Stay away
From places where
Sadness and anger
Will bring you down