Nine Poems Cast to the Wind
Gratitude
Oh Gd above
And all around
Save us here
Down on the ground
Blessed is Gd
The breath of life
Let’s breathe in deep
Both day and night
Blessed are we
Who do your work
There’s not a task
That we will shirk
Let’s build a world
Worthy of your name
And not fall trapped
In power games
Blessed are the families
That we hold tight
We love them such
Never lose sight
Blessed are the workers
Who labor each day
Struggling surviving
To earn their pay
Blessed are the crops
Which from the soil grow
Blessed is the water
Which from the mountains flows
Blessed is that water
That we may drink
Gd bless us here
Who on earth think
Blessed are farmworkers
Laboring in the heat
They sweat each day
That we may eat
And all the food workers
In warehouses and fields
They tire and toil
As we enjoy our meals
And to all the truckers
That carry big loads
They drive even fatigued
On dangerous roads
And to the grocery staff
On the front lines
Though bosses deem you essential
Then leave you behind
We value your labor
Dedication and skill
Without you we’d have nothing
We wouldn’t be filled
So blessed are the crops
That grow from the ground
And those who cultivate plant
And harvest year round
Blessed are the workers
Who take so many risks
Put their lives on the line
So we can comfortably live
And blessed is Gd
Creator of all
Of the sun and the stars
Compared to which we’re so small
I love you my brothers
My sisters my friends
As we eat and give thanks
Let’s all say amen
Longing
If the stars
Lost their shimmer
And the moon
Lost its pale
If my love
That I have lost
Slipped slowly
Behind a veil
If this sad
sad commotion
The concatenation
Of all days
Was compressed
In an instant
And forever
Thrown away
I would still
Feel this longing
Deep inside
Of my chest
I would still
Hope you hear this
I give you
All my best
If the sun
Stopped its shining
And city lights
Just went out
I’d keep the flame
Of love burning
Deep inside
Of my heart
Oh my love
Where did you go
How your memory
Slowly fades
How I long
Baby to see you
To touch you once
For a day
If a new love
Somewhere could find me
Way out there
In this world
I will still
Hear you calling
You’ll always
Be my girl
A Poem in the Pandemic
The world in its glory
Seems dangerous I’m afraid
From COVID-19
I run and escape
People getting sick
But for some not so bad
We do have vaccines
And for that I am glad
I’m stuck in front of this screen
And that I don’t like
I’m postponing my dreams
The virus gives me fright
Schools have reopened
And Business continues
With more than five million in coffins
To be alive is so special
I wear a mask everywhere
And distance from all others
For long COVID beware
Damaged lungs which feel smothered
Should I just postpone life
Many friends say no way
Just don’t believe the hype
And live for today
There’s sensible risk
We’ve got to stay sane
So I’ll abandon ship
And leave home. No! Remain!
I can’t quite decide
I guess I’ll do a little
Public health on my mind
I feel it so visceral
I guess I’ll go out
And just wear a mask
Take a risk for my sanity
Just maybe perhaps
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I want to see
I want to run
I want to shine
Just like the sun
I want to laugh
And to explore
I want to do
Oh so much more
My body creaks
I’m so very scared
I feel alone
In the world out there
Who here will hear
What I might think
A stranger, neighbor
To share a drink
To share a dream
And rebuild this world
Its dark and grey
And oh so cold
But with hope and cheer
With shining light
With the stars and moon
With bright delight
To work and play
To dream and dance
To surround with love
To kiss and hug
Oh tell me why
I’m stuck right here
Love love I call
Please come come near
May my heart sway
And dream and shout
And punch the devil
Right in the mouth
May freedom’s breathe
And stability
Find me willing able
Smiling gently
May deceit and harm
And tortured ways
Connive and shroud
Their secrets away
I want to care
And love again
To kiss the world
And call you my friend
To call out here
And jump for joy
To laugh and play
Again once more
May that cloud of haze
That covers our minds
Be lifted—pray
We wake alive
I don’t want to work
As a sacrificed slave
A service that’s sold
That someone else pays
Oh to run once again
Through hills I‘ll race
To dance by the water
Glance up at your face
To see you there smiling
Let’s hold on now tight
And lift up the day
Through the dark frightening night
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And if the sight of my eyes blurred vision rights
I’ll kiss the ground and pray to Gd around
And if you love could lay warm by me tonight
I’d kiss your lips softly whisper you sounds
And if the flashing lights and cell phone flickers stop
I’d watch the stars across the skyline arc
The moon and sun could then transform my time
They’d be the clock my rhyme with the divine
Love Poem #?
I’ll kiss your lips
And hold you tight
All through the dark
And dreadful night
I’ll make you laugh
And crack a smile
The glean in your eyes
Is all I’ll require
Your voice so sweet
And full of song
Greets me wakes me
At the break of dawn
To hold you here
Your palm in mine
Your pulse I’ll feel
A rush through my spine
Oh love where can
Oh where can you be
I want to see
You in front of me
Your hot moist tongue
Enwrapped in mine
We’ll wrestle and dream
Two spirits combined
Our thoughts engulf
Intellects play
Your wit and poise
Is on display
Alone I dream
Of what I could want
Where are you love
You’ve left your mark
And so I long
For a love postponed
Where I find you
I’ll be once more home
Rain drops
Across the thousand droplets of arching rain
Pale and trembling what’s the name
I see you see me we’re all the same
Sliced thin and silent silhouette frames
Don’t mock or call out in crass disdain
We’re all drops pouring down
Like the cold wet damp rain
A moment
Life is a slog
We rush through each day
And just as were done
It’s all thrown away
To work for a boss
To jump at commands
All my life rushes past
I just can’t understand
In the cracks in the sidewalk
There beauty can grow
In the pause in the workday
I can smile I know
There are moments so special
Where I can really be me
And love – be creative
Can you see? Yes I see!
In those moments of silence
Between the rushed orders and roar
There I can be human
Explore creation once more!
I Love You Earth
Broken love and that passion
That beats in your heart
My sister my mother
Our world torn apart
I remember your eyes open
Staring out so wide
That blue green hazel light
A soul astonished to rise
And your compassion and hope
And belief in each all
Was as strong as my hands
Were clammy clenched balls
For in my anxious fear
I shunned and turned away
And your anger it seethes
To this very day
This earth love I long for
from you I did breathe
I drank up out of your fountains
Plants supported my needs
The life that grew of your crevices
Tall mountains and wide depths
Sustained as for centuries
Your snow-capped white breasts
Now lady dear I regret it
Power lines and concrete snares
Across your bare flesh virgin forests
Your skin your back your hair
I’m sorry my sister
Your thought is on my mind
I thought I gained it all
The more I grasped in time
The closer I came to possess you
The further from me you fled
Until alone and then broken
I wept in my florescent bed
Oh love earth my Gaia
Your oil and minerals raped
But then violent weather bounced back
I was smacked and dazed awake
So for each mind’s eye shuttered
Each soul tempest tossed
I’ll push to bring back in balance
What we here love have lost