Today I feel random

One moment relishing

the dumb and stilted comedy of curses,

blessings, redemption and damnation,

imploring the intervention of gods and goddesses,

longing for the deus ex machina.

The next moment, imploring

Cat-in-the-Hat to visit, to trick me

into turning my house upside down

and, in spite of my protestations,

to goad me into jumping on the furniture

and running wildly indoors.

Oh ye gods and goddesses,

you show me the righteous way

to blessings and peace.

Oh you Cat-in-the-Hat,

you cause me to tingle

with the delicious fear

of being caught.

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Fruit of Your Mind

Pick it before it rots

before the birds ruin it

with their peck, peck, pecking.

By The Sweat of Your Brow

Heed the ancient formula;

be patient and diligent, thoughtful

and courageous.

Do as the seasons dictate;

plant, sow, tend, nurture,

harvest, and preserve.

Tend to the plowing, weeding

and the tilling.

Clear rocks and break sod.

Repeat your tasks as have those

who came before you.

Learn to tell weeds from crops.

Or

Heed the ancient formula,

be patient and diligent, thoughtful

and courageous.

Learn to trust.

lm 4/2010

Playing with the iPhone, so many wonderful camera apps, scribbling a bit and thinking of all of you.