01-31-14 Addicted To Fortune Cookies

Green lights flickering
While your favorite flavors
Swirl in a cherry dipped syrup
Sifting through the sands of time
The world exploded during Y2K

The epitome of charm and grace
Ranting and raving in a public space
Get ready to walk the plank matey
Rice clusters in a raspberry sauce
Change is a necessary part of life

Living and loving in the afternoon
Staying up all night eating tacos
The plan of attack must be devious
Under the hand of secret operatives
The fate of Earth hangs in the balance





       

01-30-14 Salvation Songs

Songs to melt the ice away
Songs to heal the world

Uplifted spirits rejoice
Sweet soul music sings
Magic to make the heart grow




     

01-29-14 Television Psychotherapy

everything was rolling smooth
i didn't even care about it
then it was all up in my face
fighting like a crazy maniac

looking inward

trying to find out
                       who i want to be

letting go of the hang ups
geting comfortable in my own skin





         

01-28-14 For The Time Being

The Time Being
walks among us
in the present day
back from the future
returning from the past

The Time Being
is timeless and ageless
insaneless nameless
faceless rageless

The Time Being
travels through time
lost in the centuries
falling in love
living the dream
touching tomorrow
fly away yesterday






       

01-27-14 Chicken Wings Haiku

Crispy crunch on fire
Spicy hot sauce dripping meat
Falling off the bone




     

01-26-14 Demonic Obsession

Someone
               let the devil
                                   into the church
          Sweet poison
splashed
                    in the holy water
                                                Snakes slithering
                           into the divine
heart of love




   

01-25-14 Listening Party

Old friends
Single malt scotch
Honey barbecue wings
Good musical selections





       

01-24-14 Revenge Of The Starving Cannibal Rats

Out on a mindbender
Factual inaccuracies
Have been long since
Left behind on the fly

When starving cannibal rats
Return on a ghost ship
To spread deadly disease
Across the planet
Eating your babies
Destroying humanity
In the next phase
Of evilution





     

01-23-14 Youthful Musings

childhood passes by too fast
happiness you can never find again
the romance of youth is authentic
the purity of love is with us always





     

01-22-14 Chilled Shaken And Stirred

These cold days
really bring us down
cloudy skies and frozen air
we stumble through the snow
slipping on the ice
wind up flat on my back
staring up at the stars
wondering when
the winter is going to end




     

01-21-14 In An Ominous Tone

They are following us
We are not safe here

It got very quiet quickly
The air was thick and heavy
A frosty chill takes over

Strange beauty
Odd sculptures
Twisted messages
Secret fires rage

the answers were not given
no thoughts are safe inside
shifting perspectives on time
traveling through alternate realities






 

01-20-14 Big Top Celebration

Circus clowns
Bouncing all around
Downtown

Elephant armies
On parade across
Eight Avenue

Roaring lions
In the spotlight
As the main attraction

Children cheering
Popcorn cotton candy
Sweet moments of youth





         

01-19-14 Finding Peace Inside Chaos

High performance politics
Detatch from the pressure
Let loose and get free
Stop taking it so seriously

Do something
that makes you happy
Go somewhere
that makes you feel comfortable

Find the place
Inside your heart
That offers you
Serenity and peace

Spread the feeling
Into existence
Radiate that energy
Into the universe






       

01-18-14 The Thirteenth Step

Triple dipped
Off the side of a cliff

He tripped
On the thirteenth step

The Cycle was complete
After the thirteenth step

Thirteen steps forward
To find the secret door

Thirteen steps
Then we'll climb thirteen more





       

01-17-14 Since You Left Us

Can you still read my poetry
from wherever you are right now

Do you still create beautiful images
like all those great photos you took

Do you see us all together
trying so hard to carry on without you

Can you feel how much we love you
and how badly we miss you every day



 

 

01-16-14 Oak Island Haiku

Buried treasure hunt
Underground booby trap curse
Mystery island

01-15-14 Animating An Imagination

Printing patterns
Dipped in fresh ink
Pencil lines underneath
Designs alive on the page

Fantastic stories
Translated in pictures
Action sequences
Visualized dreams




     

01-14-14 Communicating With Ghosts

Good time
No clue

Ambushed in the back
Look out for the crown
Know the story before
Upside down on the top

A blanket of darkness
Is upon us

Trouble inside
Your brains

Trust betrayal
They pop the bottle
Selected in touch

Speaking in tongues
This is a different language
Turn the stones over a rock

Robots
Will
Never
Love
You
Or
Leave
You
Alone
Alive




     

01-13-14 What You See

What you see
is not some
improvised
spontaneous creation

This piece
is a polished
and refined
work of craftsmanship

What you see
is not some
polished and refined
work of craftsmanship

This piece
is an improvised
spontaneous creation
written in the moment




   

01-12-14 Picking Up Puzzle Pieces

Times Square secrets frozen in time
Underground labyrinths sleep quietly
Below the bustle and hustle on Broadway
An electric beast of visual stimulation

Corner the market on target for trouble
Subliminal messages flashing all around
Center of the universe with a million eyes
Life code memory lock in hidden language

I asked her to marry me right there in Times Square
Those same old buildings that we used to remember
Sentimental journies through those legendary good times
Rolling around town drinking champagne without a care





   

01-11-14 Outside Interference

Behind the mask
Into the lion's den
Tortured in the dungeon

Hollywood sunglasses
Flowing robes showing off
Rockstar spotlight high

The price of fame is hard
Life on the road takes a toll
No place to call home

Strung out on tour
Stuck inside delusions of evil
A tragic story told too often



   

01-10-14 Gone To The Dogs

I always put my phone
In this weird spot In my kitchen
And then I forget where I put it
but it always winds up being
In that same weird Spot
where I always leave it
In the first place last face

Freeze phase laser tag tail wag
Sagging in the bag or bitter to the bone

Friendships forming in the wake of tragedy
Tall green trees growing taller every year

Cool toys I used to play with as a kid
Action figures and vehicles sold separately
Your parents must put it together
Batteries not included

Erase the past mistakes of an earthquake
Smells like sports in the summertime
Here come the lawyers after the cash
There's a lot more to this story than they are telling us





       

01-09-14 Sunset At The Chateau

warm sun simmering
sparkles shimmering
fresh breezes blowing
neon signs are glowing

palm trees on the patio
swaying to invisible music
ghosts make love in the windows
as traffic lights blink on the boulevard

disco passion in the summer
Los Angeles haunting my dreams
demons hunting for my soul
cocktails at the pool for breakfast



   

01-08-14 The Artist's Curse

An artist
puts their work out
on the canvas
and then it is
up to everyone else
to interpret
and appreciate it

An artist
puts their heart out
on the living stage
exposed to the audience
wide open
on display for the world
to enjoy or destroy




     

01-07-14 Sasquatch In Midtown

Sasquatch hangs out
in the Penn Station
waiting room
all afternoon

I saw Sasquatch
strutting down
on Broadway
this morning

Sasquatch works
on the thirteenth floor
of the Empire State Building
and he drinks at Foley's on Friday




     

01-06-14 Polar Vortex

Stay Warm
Stay Warm
Stay Warm
Stay Warm

The deep freeze is in full effect
Hypothermia sets in after ten minutes

It's so cold outside
The cars are stuck
To the frozen ground

In an arctic blast
The wind roars
Scorching our skin

Sheets of ice
Frosted in crystal
Coating everything

Winter's vengeance is upon us
Seek shelter immediately
Do not go outside





     

01-05-14 Snowflake Haiku

Intricate patterns
Falling from a winter sky
No two are alike



   

01-04-14 Stained Glass Daydream

Celebration reward rewind
Donations are pouring in

We sit out in the hot sunshine
Sipping lemonade all day long

Catching flies in a spider web
Waiting for the birds to sing

Scientific speciation bounty
Hunting for hidden treasures





     

01-03-14 Spreading The Message

golden gods descended from above
to touch the soul of humanity's heart
in traces of an extraterrestrial civilization
sparking global awareness of presence on Earth

these divine beings were messengers
from beyond the stars on another planet

the human race was manipulated in space
digging up hidden secrets
save the truth for the children
guardians of tomorrow's future historical record

new technologies
processing
infinite information

01-02-14 Brutal Blizzard Warning

Fall closer to sleep
In the city streets
Under slick conditions
A cold winter rush crushing
Alive in the sky like snowflakes
Bone chilling winds blowing
Intense energy of the storm
The snow will continue to fall
Until sunset




     

01-01-14 New Years Day Hangover

sick chills
no energy
can't eat

sweat
exhaustion

muscle aches
constant pains
hallucinations

last night I was the king of this town