12-31-16 Bursts Of Light Between Breaths

invisible sights and sounds
full of beautiful sonic imagery
feel your body vibrations sing
little human sentiments are deep

touch the colors of light shining
groove to the flow of an open road
watch the music play all night long
turn up the volume to see god

12-30-16 Last Dance Haiku

Boogie all night long
Set the dance floor on fire
Bow out gracefully

12-29-16 Midnight Magic Castle

We enter the castle at dusk
Lone wolves howl in the night
The corridors are darkened
Moonlight is our only guide

Underground we are entranced
Like entering another dimension
Shapes transform into shadows
The wizards are showing off

Lights flash in a cloud of magic
We are disoriented by strange music
Feelings of impending danger grow
We awoke to find it was only a dream

12-28-16 On A Dream And A Prayer

Hold on to your present
To let go of your past
Fly away from here
On a dream and a prayer

Kiss the angels for me
Let inspiration guide you
Many moons into the future
Return to the light

12-27-16 For A Fallen Friend

Even when you know it's coming
The news hits you hard enough
To crush your heart to pieces

So you stand up tall
And you wipe away the tears
But nothing will ever be the same

12-26-16 Wild Heart Kingdom

beauty of the deep sea
city lights in the winter
alligators in the canals
penguins in paradise

love in your heart
is magic and tragic
all together at once
forever in eternity

cute puppies in the window
cuddling in a pile for warmth
shortly before the sun rises
sleeping quietly in peace

12-25-16 Zombies On The Run

I saw one
Eating lunch
At the truck stop
Out on route nine
Fishing his eyeball
Out of a bowl of soup

There was another one
Running for president
Eating everybody's brains
And turning society into
Evil flesh eating zombies

12-24-16 Candle Wax Oceans

Flickering flame
On a candle burning
Brightly turning
As melted wax drips
Like molten lava
Flowing until it hardens
Swirling in circles
Until it all melts away

12-23-16 Home For The Holidays

Magical lights
Fabulous gifts
Delicious treats
Dazzling display

Cancelled plans
Missed opportunity
Sad memories
Hurt feelings

12-22-16 Fashion Fast Forward

Capture the glory of forever
Say goodnight to the galaxy
For the industrial forest fire
Kisses on the sharp tongue

Wild colors tickle your toes
A new place to hide the gun
Blood on the runway season
Ripped fabric turns majestic

Whisper violence in silence
Move like a snake on a lake
Shifty quick change con artist
Never accept a dime for a dollar

12-21-16 Squared Circle Heat

unlock a new universe
inhabited in another time by
a crazy cast of characters
wearing colorful costumes
turning up the electricity
in front of a packed house
blowing the roof right off
after the lights go down

12-20-16 Drowning City Haiku

Time is running out
Water levels are rising
Subways are flooded

12-19-16 Last Flight To Mars

Intelligent design
Dropping bombs
Melting your face
Laying down grooves
New culture crews
Radical radiation
Join the cult group
Find the family star
Picture yourself
On a greater scale
Drinking champagne
Out of a golden grail

12-18-16 Pictures Of A Love Story

We've been eating
Off of these same dishes
For as long as I remember

These same old songs
Play on an endless loop
Throughout the decades

That mirror has seen
Everything between us
In our family tree

Sitting around the table
Laughing and loving
A snapshot frozen in time

12-17-16 Into The Eyes Of Destruction

Our planet
Is being
Destroyed
By pollution

Mother Nature
Is being
Killed by
Human Nature

Take a minute
And do your part
To save the Earth
From Extinction

12-16-16 Let Your Spirit Shine

we love your smile
don't let the world
make you frown

we love your passion
don't let the man
get you down

we love your energy
don't let life's hassles
stop your fight

we love you always
don't let those bastards
darken your light

12-15-16 Watching You Watching Me

I know you are watching
I can see your eyes
Hiding in plain sight

You'll only see what I show you
You'll never understand inside
You'll never stop watching

I can give you what you want
But I'll give you what I like
Read between the lines

12-14-16 A New Sign Of Hope

Purveyors of hate
Who dominate
Will suffer their day
We will spit on their graves

The lies they have told
Will become their new truth
When the wars they create
Come to burn down their home

Preachers of evil
Will eat their own words
When light overcomes darkness
Things are going to easier

12-13-16 Cassette Life

Rewind fast forward play
Record and press pause
Stop the tape then eject

12-12-16 Subway Snooze

Long subway ride
Stop and go too slow
Late for work again
Crowded train anger

Dark tunnels frozen
Time to sit and think
Get to know yourself
Congestion up ahead

Signal malfunctions
Broken rail conditions
After an earlier incident
Fares are going up in price

12-11-16 Diamonds In The Midnight Sky

Breathless up in the mountains
We follow the moon into morning
As the last star in the sky fades away

The smell of fresh evergreen trees
Awakens the senses like a kiss of mint
Winter dreams take over until summertime

The night sky sparkles and shines
Shooting stars sizzle trails of light above
In a dazzling display of true cosmic beauty

12-10-16 Movie Of The Week

Drama queens and dreams
Holiday sun on the beach
Dance to a funky groove
Snowstorm in the summer

School is out for a few days
Monsters fighting mad robots
Waste some time at the mall
Shuffle down the busy sidewalk

Destroy the world with pollution
Sad romance in a tragic situation
Blow hard on a pinwheel spinning
Divine comedy in outer space

12-09-16 Ghosts Of The Jazz Age

deep down underground
inside the old catacombs
where ghostly spirits dwell
ancient feelings are stronger

music echoes from long ago
classic jazz musicians jamming
unlimited hours of vibrations
are all still present in these walls

12-08-16 Alternate Ending

In an alternate universe
Those tragedies never happened
We fought the wars and won
The robots never took over
Extraterrestrials didn't colonize
The animals never went extinct
And humanity survived the apocalypse

12-07-16 Inside You

A drop of blood
Awakens the vampire
Inside you

A drop of whiskey
Unleashes the beast
Inside you

A drop of water
Quenches the thirst
Inside you

12-06-16 Holiday Magic

These biscuits with butter
Are absolutely delicious

This tree is the biggest one yet
It smells like a pine forest in winter

Nothing could compare
To a giant Santa Claus

When we got back home
We decorated the tree

Someone opened a window
Then a chilly wind blew in
And it swept a decoration
Right off the tree flying
Out the window crashing
Down onto the sidewalk

The anxiety is unbearable
Stress is killing us slowly

Unwrapping your gift
It was exactly what I wanted

Believe in magic
It's all we have left

12-05-16 Cable News Sensation

Factual misinformation
Digital indoctrination
Distorted intoxication
Political  masterbation

Trains in the station
Military occupation
Feel the vibration
Birth of a nation

12-04-16 Lite Brite

Don't let
the lights
shine so
bright that
they blind
you from
the things
in life
that matter

12-03-16 Nothing Sweet

Syrup drip drip drips
Whip snap snip slap
Blip blip bloop blob
Corn on the cob

12-02-16 When I See You Again

When I see you
It's like no time
Has passed since
I last saw your face
And your voice
Sounds the same
And your smile
Lights up the room
Until I awaken to find
It was only a dream
And you are still gone

12-01-16 Peace Of Pizza

a fresh slice
right out of the oven
dripping cheese
sloppy sauce
on crunchy crust