12-31-11 A Flash Of Midnight Destiny

Echoes Of Laughter
Leftover Smiles
From Happy Times
Raining Colorful Confetti
Popping Big Balloons
Bouncing Around Town
Going Out All Lit Up
In Champagne Bubbles
Celebrating Good Fortune
So Young And Carefree
Marching Into Battle
Sharing Romantic Kisses
Dancing Across The Room
Lost Inside A Fantasy



  

12-30-11 A Great Leap Of Faith

A new door opens
Suddenly sunshine and creativity fills the room

               We are never going back there again
               The risks are too frisky
               The frisks are too risky
               Free flight is a difficult way to go down

Diamonds flash
Hanging from the railing
No walls or floors to break your fall
Dangling from the ceiling
Heartbeats pounding

Fresh forms of expression splash across the empty page
Fascinating thoughts to reinvent modern philosophical theories
Crazy wild ideas before jumping off the balcony
We watched in horror

                It must have seemed like a good idea at the time
                But the way it all went down was not cool

                Hospital walls are less than inspiring
                Hard to think without any brains
                Broken bones won't heal without care
                A broken heart is an even bloodier mess






            
              

12-29-11 Hustle Against The Clock

Running down Seventh Avenue
In a race against destiny
Fighting to stay aware and alive
Dodging taxi cabs on fire

True stories of good fortune
Learning important art forms
Out on the streets in the atmosphere
Rushing to get past the finish line



  

12-28-11 Sowing Seeds

Find The Power
Within Your Self
To Spread Joy And Goodness
Into The World Around You

Find The Strength
Within Your Heart
To Spread Love And Peace
Across The Entire Planet




  

12-27-11 We Won't Let The Storm Win

Constant pain
in pouring rain
explosive winds
total destruction
birds and people
displaced and confused
after the floods
washed away
all their homes



    

12-26-11 Digging For Buried Treasure

ELEPHANT SPAGHETTI OLYMPIC ROBOT SCIENCE
RADIO SIREN NIGHTMARE CLOWN ATTACK
MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF A SILENT FRONTIER
RESPECTFUL SALVATION IN SOCIAL DESTRUCTION

CEREBRAL REALITY SHOCK WAVE MIND CONTROL
VIRAL EXPERIMENTS SPREADING ON THE INTERSTATE
ESCAPED MUTANT CREATURE LOST IN A TIME WARP
WASHED UP ASHORE ALL THE WAY OUT ON THE ISLAND

WATERFALL DESTINY HOME ALONG THE DARK ROAD
WONDERFUL BROKEN SABOTAGE ON SECRET COMMAND
SNOWFLAKE FALLOUT MELTING FROM HIGH HEAVEN
BONES IN THE OCEAN HAVE NO STORIES TO TELL

OBSCURE LIBRARY BOOK FANTASY DREAM UNCOVERED
COMMUNICATION WARFARE IN CHURCHES OF ART WORSHIP
INTERDIMENSIONAL BEINGS BLENDING INTO THE POPULATION
LIVING IN ANCIENT CITIES UNDER THE OCEAN FROZEN IN TIME


 

12-25-11 Seasonal Holiday Cheer

KIND GESTURES OF JOYFUL APPRECIATION

SHARING GRATEFUL THANKS AND GOOD WILL

WITH FESTIVE GREETINGS SENT SINCERELY

LOVE IN LIGHT SHINING FROM THE HEART

Best Wishes Passed Around Generously

At Family Gatherings In Happy Times

Thoughtful Gifts Exchanged Together

Enchanted By The Scent Of Cinnamon

bitter chill on winter's doorstep

the magic of youth is in the air

so thick with bright excitement

bubbling over with anticipation

Delicious afternoon dinner

Warm fireplace roasting

Soft blanket in the corner

Snuggling up to sleep at night

     

12-24-11 Ethereal Horizon

Stunning golden orange sundrop
Blazing light late in the afternoon
Splashing out across a sparkling sky
Humbled in the glow of it's blinding beauty



    

12-23-11 Adventures Into The Unknown

Spaceship laser beams and star crossed lovers dream
Testing the strength of the fabric that makes up the universe
Skating across the cosmos into the next galaxy beyond Jupiter
Escaping through the back door into an alternate dimension

And when I returned from outer space
I was acting under the influence of heavy metal music
Which forced me to behave in wild ways
You could tell that I was under a spell

Now I've been spending time in the mountains
Hunting for Sasquatch out in the deep woods
I can feel his eyes watching from the shadows
And I realize that Sasquatch is actually hunting me





 

12-22-11 RSVP To The Invite

Smashed
looking fashionable
in a trendy downtown
champagne gallery
pretending to care
about scandalous gossip
until a fight breaks out
in the nick of time
and everyone goes home
with a broken heart



  

12-21-11 Remote Control

The world will end
One year from today
Use your time wisely


  

12-20-11 Lobotomy

glass heart bouncing off walls in a rubber room
appetite hooked on a diet of delirious insomnia
confused chaos twisted in deep red nightmares
left hanging over the edge of amazing insanity
floating underneath the sharp surface of a thought
immediately sliced wide open on an operating table
                    after the anesthesia wears off suddenly
                       in the middle of a surgical procedure



   

12-19-11 Night Comes Alive Under The Stars

little windmills weeping in a pasture
bathed under the glow of soft moonlight
swaying in the breeze after a late night out
waiting for the scarecrows to dance until dawn



 

12-18-11 Afternoon Snooze

Asleep all day in bed
hiding out in hibernation
frozen completely still at rest
toasty warm underneath the blankets
birds chirping outside the window
sunlight creeps across the floor
until everything disappears



     

12-17-11 Cartoon Pop Culture Commentary

HEAVY ART CATASTROPHE HEARTBROKEN DREAM
DRESSED IN NEW RED RAGS RIPPED AT THE SEAMS
SENDING MIXED SIGNALS FROM A SMOKE MACHINE
BLOWING AWAY SOLDIERS FROM THE OLD REGIME
BRAINWASHED WITH OBSCENE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
CASUALLY OUT ON DISPLAY LIKE A SOCIAL QUEEN
STEALING STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM KISSES SWEET
STUCK IN STICKY SITUATIONS WITHOUT ANY HEAT

SIMPLE JOY OF SUNSHINE SWIMMING AT THE BEACH
HUNG OUT TO DRY DOWN AT THE END OF THE REEF
SHARK ATTACK AT LOW TIDE WITH BROKEN TEETH
BLOOD IN THE WATER GIVES AWAY THE FRESH MEAT
WHEN ROBOTS SYNTHESIZE HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
CAUSING CHAOS AND CONFUSION IN THE STREETS
OUR FLAG MUST FLY WHEN THE DAY IS COMPLETE
IF WE ONLY EVER WANT TO LIVE OUR LIVES IN PEACE




   

12-16-11 Sick All Night

There's a strange jar of apple sauce
sitting there on a street corner
turning green out on the snowy highway
watching us all as we tell tall tales

Candle glowing behind a glass window
skipping through dreams while wide awake
reading comic books in the dark with a flashlight
watching movies on television before bedtime

Too excited to sleep
sitting up thinking about tomorrow
writing simple symphonies
waiting for the winds to shift
wondering when the tides will turn
full force in the opposite direction

The answer is YES
The question is unknown



     

12-15-11 Sunshine On The High Line

Warm breeze blowing through flowers and trees
At the crossroads of metropolitan wilderness
Steel and cement collide with fresh natural tones
Earthy perfumes smell pretty as they drift in the air
Traffic noise and city sounds confuse the senses
An abundance of vibrant beauty tranquilizes the soul
As the paradox of paradise runs along Tenth Avenue
On the right track in a forest of buildings and branches


     

12-14-11 You'll Enjoy Life Better

                         If
    You
                                Loved
Today
                Then
                                            You
                              Will
 Especially
                                              Enjoy
     Tomorrow
                           Because
                                               Life
Is
                               Only
               Getting
                                             Better





 

12-13-11 On An Alternate Timeline

Cyclops has a single eye that sees everything
One truth has bound us to a tradition of freedom
Those old stories hold a much deeper meaning
On another level from a different perspective

Soldiers soul searching for mystical artifacts
Powerful energies trapped inside objects
Gears that were set into motion decades ago
To alter historical events and change the path of destiny



     

12-12-11 Back In The Cave

So far away from the weight of the world
Ancient spirits whisper wisdom of the ages
Dancing in the space between shadow and light
Immune to the savage ravages of time

Petrified forest relics
Passed from elders
Preserved for posterity

Old native ghosts

Protectors of the Earth Mother

Her spirit runs deep here

In vibrating rocks and pulsating trees

Formless shadows shifting shapes

Across wild colorful landscapes

Eternal in the glow




     

12-11-11 Forbidden Love

Hiding Out
At The Movie Theater

Escaping Fear
Suspending All Disbelief

Dark Seduction
Excitement Of Adventure

Caught Watching
With A Box Of Popcorn





   

12-10-11 Forecast Of Fire

Reverberating across the ages
inside devastating shockwaves
obliterated against a dark horizon
painting pictures of the apocalypse

Waiting for salvation
on doomsday's doorstep
awakened by the sound
of people screaming in terror
drowned out by the roar
of fireballs crashing
down from the skies
raining flames from above
upon the soul survivors
wandering aimlessly in shock
through smoldering city streets
stepping on fresh ashes
of a world that's been
burned to the ground

Reach down
and pick up the pieces




   

12-09-11 Downtown Rhythms

Moonlight in the afternoon
Chilly walk through Union Square
Tricked out skateboard sideshow crash
Crowds of people everywhere


 

12-08-11 Abstract Reality

crushed bug on a windshield
cracked out in fabulous clothing
ripped apart inside my heart
started a brawl on Wednesday night
hurting in pain between the lines
like everyone else does differently
similar to the ways we play games
when your life is at stake
and the moves you make
can take a turn for the worse


   

12-07-11 Saturday Night On Bleecker Street

Listening to the street noise
A couple fighting about something else
High flashing lights are nothing special
Social circuit exploding scene unseen

Police car sirens wailing across the boulevard
A couple flashing about something special
High fighting lights are nothing else
Red hot mamas dancing up on the avenue

Motorcycle psychos screaming down the block
A special couple fighting about something
High lights flashing are else nothing
Crazy kids running riot through the neighborhood

Homeless man humbly mumbling scriptures
A something else about fighting couple
High nothing are special lights flashing
Makes all the sense in the world when you think about it




   

12-06-11 Swimming In A Toxic Sewer

Fukushima shame on you
polluting our ocean blue
turned black with radiation
destroying our precious seas
full of dead fish floating
along the poisoned food chain
killing our children's planet
doomed to a nuclear future



     

12-05-11 Spirit Of Wilderness

bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun
slowly walking down the sloping mountainside
moving silently through the universe
one step at a time


         

12-04-11 Antique Kitchen Cabinets

Cracks inside old wooden cabinets reveal
the hidden heart of a family history
creaking and squeaking through time
behind spiderwebs and water marks

Stained scratched dented worn away

scuffed splinters snap in all the same places

stained red wine where glasses used to dry

splashed with sauce from the pot on the stove

Good holiday dishes chipped after many meals
generations of memories living on shelves
grandfather to father to son
grandmother to mother to daughter

Traditions celebrated across many decades

old wooden cabinets standing solid and sturdy

witnessing a special history in the kitchen

passed along with the secret family recipes

12-03-11 Red Carpet Fantasy

World Premiere Under Sparkling Lights
Flash Bulbs Pop And Glow In The Night

On Top Of The World With Fortune And Fame
Movie Stars Shining At The Top Of Their Game

Celebrities Decorated In Diamonds And Jewels
Dancing Singing And Acting Like Fools

Glamour And Glitz Too Thrilling To Notice
Hideous Evil Lurking Beneath The Surface



 

12-02-11 Sacred Library Basement Writings

Deep in the archives of the city library
discovering words in worlds of thought
throughout centuries of highest learning
recorded by ancient masters of knowledge
taught to their students and through their students
passed along from generation to generation
in lessons of human nature remaining unchanged
as time passes by for hundreds of years
locked inside powerful books of wisdom
still being written today as the page turns tomorrow
and the next chapter begins

12-01-11 Darkest Before The Dawn

It gets dark early
at this time of year
out on Fourteenth Street
where vampires lurk
in dark shadows
waiting for you
to lower your defenses
so they can hypnotize
with their cold black eyes
and steal your soul
before sinking their teeth
into warm human flesh
sucking life from the living
draining blood from your veins
insane on the streets
raging all night long
before the sunlight shines