05-13-14 Subway Superstar

riding an early train
reading the newspaper
thinking about the day
sipping a hot cup of coffee
breakdancing at the station
cold air is our worst enemy
spinning onto the platform
waiting for my train to come






     

05-12-14 Launch Codes For Doomsday

The struggle to survive
Walks hand in hand
With chaos and pain

Go back to the barn
Chasing owls out west
Far into nowhere fast

The streets are all bombed out
And the kids are crazy wasted
Before the new dawn breaks

The pyramid language revealed
Entombed in hidden darkness
Peaceful existence in the universe

Fear of extinction washes over us
Crushed under the weight of war
In the heart of a doomed civilization

Plan to escape in a rocket
When the structure crumbles
We will all go into hiding




 

05-11-14 Wake Up Ritual

Bright sun explodes
On a cold morning
Newspaper headlines
Radio traffic report
Crispy burnt toast
Anticipation

The day ahead
An unwritten story
But it's really all about
That early cop of coffee
Hot thick sweet rich
Start your engines





   

05-10-14 A Day At The Zoo With My Son

We spent it together
Father and son fun
At the zoo this afternoon

We took the train
All the way to the park
Then walked the wrong way

We saw the big bears
You liked watching the seals
But you were scared of the goats

We ran snuck into a barn
When the sunshine turned to rain
Waiting for the storm to pass

We laughed with llamas
You fell asleep on the way home
Next time we'll ride the carousel




     

05-09-14 Speedy Delivery

Service on the fly

Looks good on paper

The new fashion

Spotlights shining

Morning noon and night

Out against the elements

Heat wave thunderstorms

Cold winter blizzards

Cruising uptown fast

Back downtown

Then uptown again

Not giving in

Never giving up

05-08-14 Mischief Haiku

Playing with fire
Hands inside the cookie jar
Step across the line




   

05-07-14 Still Life Alive

The beauty of a bowl of cherries
sitting pretty on a kitchen table
on a warm summer morning
with the windows open wide
and sunshine singing out




   

05-06-14 Traveling Back In Time To See Hendrix

We waited until after sunset
when the shadows grew large
and the moonlight was dim

The giant brick walls stood tall
on sacred ground where gods walked
as we stood in their footsteps

Snuck in through a secret tunnel
into a time warp spinning backwards
wandering into historical situations

The grand hall was full of ghosts
hearing echoes of old sounds singing
we've touched sources of eternal energy

Blending in with the crowd knocked out
watching Jimi Hendrix play Machine Gun
at the Fillmore East on New Years Eve

The spirit of technical electric mayhem
transcending to a higher level of existence
expanding deep into the temple of infinity

Racing back home at the break of dawn
the golden sun rises over Second Avenue
eternally through the musical landscape




 

05-05-14 You And Your Plus One

Those lights sure were bright
When we used to bathe in champagne
And the personalities at the parties
Were hotter than the summer heat

Exclusive access after hours
Downstairs in the basement until dawn
Blinded by the morning sunshine sky
Evil spirits hunting behind the scenes

The darkness of daytime hours
Poisoned in a cloud of black smoke
Down in flames after the last call
Forgotten forever at the end of the jam



 

05-04-14 For Immediate Release

The winds of time
Blow away so fast
Changing
Aging

Walls are built
Buildings crumble
Walls are rebuilt

Growing tall
Monster trees
Standing string
Through changing seasons

The rains pour down hard
This shelter was built
To keep all the water out
Until it's safe to go





   

05-03-14 To Be A Young Child Again

I have a wish
That someday
Life will be like
That episode of
The Twilight Zone
Called Kick The Can
And we'll all get a chance
To be young kids again
So we can play ball
In the school yard
All day long




   

05-02-14 Return Of The Ancient Creators

get the
message across

the universe is meen
they chopped down
all the trees

intelligent design
rewind the time

they came back
to claim their prize

gold miners
living underground
without coffee

special gifts
manufactured civilization
lucky to be alive




   

05-01-14 Lost Inside A Ghost Universe

We traveled across the stars
all the way from elsewhere
to never there and back again

Black holes swallowing space
formless shadows fade away
through glass doors of discovery

Rocket Number Nine is out there
their last transmission was received
before they crossed into the next realm

Giant floating organisms eating planets
reverse transition between light years
passing through the astral time shift

Recording secret messages in outer space
bouncing around over stars and moons
we have entered into an alternate reality




   

04-30-14 New York City Downpour Blues

people on the street
all in lousy mood swings
splashing through puddles
when the sewers overflow  

high pressure cold front
sheets of rain pouring down
flooding the subway stations
rats running down the platform

abandoned broken umbrellas
litter the sidewalks on Fifth Avenue
pidgeons splashing in the park
the hot pretzel vendor stayed home

sunshine in the afternoon
soaking wet with nothing left to lose
steam rising off the pavement
double rainbow over Manhattan




   

04-29-14 Tool Box Haiku

My dad's old tool box
Helps me fix a lot of things
When they are broken




   

04-28-14 Stuffed Duck Expressions

Super sweet

Waffles with maple sauce

I think we're going to need

One more clue

Wacky walrus

Out your window

Listening to car chase music

High in the sky

04-27-14 Springtime Arbor Festival

Sunny day in the garden
Flowers in full bloom
Birds flying up above
Blue skies smiling bright

Rolling around in the grass
Playing hard in the dirt
Feeding ducks at the pond
Fresh air peaceful afternoon




 

04-26-14 Stop Chopping Down Trees

If trees could talk
they would ask us
to stop chopping
them down

They take a lifetime
to grow so big and tall
only to vanish in minutes
after an intimate meeting with
a chainsaw and a wood chipper

If trees could talk
we wouldn't chop them down
and we would be less inclined
to snap off their branches
or rip off their leaves
climbing to the top
hanging from a limb

It always better
to plant more trees
instead of
chopping them down





       

04-25-14 Speaking In Secret Languages

Weaving speech patterns
Through the body of the text
Old tales told three times
Variations on a classic theme

Lions feast on fabulous treats
Cold soda foaming from the fountain
Connection to traditions upheld
Heavy rain pouring poison water

Code green classification status
Severe attack sequences initiated
Dragon luxury power strategy
Network settings transfigured

Cool waters running up ahead
Stage the markets from behind
An anonymous computer screen
Drop the bomb and hit the deck




   

04-24-14 At Home In Your Own Bathroom

What worlds go on
behind five walls
inside your heart
where demons live
and dreams may die
in the underworld
unforgiven in disbelief
looking into a broken mirror
suffering alone with your self
faced with the familiar pain
regrets that lie unanswered
a dried out thirsty hangover
barfing your guts out
on the cold tile floor
flush the toilet
close the door