characters for my new book

leaves

Weeds

grass resents pavement

gleefully thrusts though cracks

encourages dandelion havoc

and escaped petunias rabble rousers.

i walk in dawn

sun rising inexorably

to glint off glass skyscrapers

and church steeples.

look down

grass blades shadow each other

spiral marestail weeds

spin my gaze

rising stridently

from pavement’s weakness.

i revel

in weeds’ resistance

against the transgression

of human dominance and desire

to cover earth

with sharp angled concrete

subjugate this breathing globe

and bring us all to destruction.

June 2020, revised Dec 2021

Grasshopper in the City

Wake

wake slowly
no dream
soft sheets against
my skin
reluctant to meet 
clanging city
i lack purpose
but have plenty of work
i get undressed
and go back to bed

Leda and the Swan

The swan has a shlong.
Sweet ladies did swoon,
“Your shlong is so long.”

Leda said, “Nay,
I won’t give it a play.”
The swam smiled slyly,
“Let me show you my tongue”

Leda’s eyes twinkled
She liked the new wrinkle.
The tongue matched the shlong.
It rang her gong.

still life 2 years

I painted the original about 2 years ago and found it when looking for more paper for painting. I played with the painting further, making it looser, extending and elongating strokes. Ahhh!

dear professor,

You ask
Where to have our class
As Delta sneaks in.
Savage kin
Of covid one
Seeking lethal fun.

Under a tree
Is perfect, you see.
If not,
Please allot
A big room,
Rather than
Zoom!

Zoom,
Corporate baby,
Everyone in a tomb
Of camera angle.
Trapped in seat
Authority loves neat
Rows of faces
Compliant 
No one dares 
To be defiant.


8/14/21

the god falls

The background was done some undetermined years ago at the beach. I found it when I opened the pad to do this sketch. I inked the man/god yesterday, added a bit more watercolor et voila!