BLINDERS©
GRAB A TICKET
at the Northern goal we see
a football field with marching ducks
a brass band playing
an announcer praying:
God loves you
to the South:
Buddha sleeps
pendulous sky with udder clouds
dripping rain
over a row of purple buckets
turned upside down
hearts and roses
with someone's Aunt knitting quietly
her eyelids half closed
listening to a broadcast
invisible waves
gamma radiation
leaking through curtains in their fullness
and three astrologers on a hay wagon ride
a white gloved marusan pretending to direct traffic
at Ginza and Z
on the back lot at Zanuck Studios
popcorn popping
Mount Diablo living up to its name
in the reality of a forest fire
white plastic spoons
melting like Dali's clock
with Tony Williams keeping time
iridescent ducks
stepping out with Mozart
the goal posts topple
and the ducks slip out from underneath
pulling a hay wagon
pendulous
pitching to and fro
and lo:
the Buddha awakes, saying:
God loves you
they return to the North goal
and it all starts over
OFF THE BLINDERS
take off running
romp through the vines
through quantum tangles
let's meet at the border
my mind or yours?
independent thought?
simultaneous discoveries?
fingers and toes live
in one body
time?
what happens in the past does not stay there
the future is now
everywhere
gas is cheaper since demand is sagging
a self-proclaimed poet might leave it at that
bocce ball space travel
trumps science fiction
landing on an asteroid
thunk!
with machines, robots and fusion power on the way
try to say
forced labor and structural violence must continue?
those old turds are compost
TOO MUCH TO ASK?
the time has come
the autumn of our nation, indeed of all nations
calls for enlightened leaders who care
not just for themselves
but for all of us
the Change calls for people who will provide
relief for our world
let us proceed carefully
not to overdo
but to do what can actually be done
let those who wear wealth and power
sacrifice for the common good
then with our combined efforts
even the difficult reversal of our mistakes
can be accomplished
wind and thunder are with us now
let us learn from this
and proceed
EVOLUTION
my toe twitches
I can't see the colony
― its microbes ―
they might be rats deserting a sinking ship
how thankless a toe's normal job is
how much less an invisible colony
dragged along to a certain destination
far, far beyond imagination
where they will go is my decision
I think
if I decide on chlorine
to clear the field, so to speak
might they launch a preemptive strike?
destiny is not entirely up to me
AS THE TIDE TURNS
the Change is reasonable
fossils become fuel to release energy for progress
at each step
miners, refiners and technologists have done their best
with civilized incentives
had there been an Environmental Impact Report
to be ignored as usual
everyone could be dissatisfied with good cause
but that is not the case
the system has failed
if it is to continue on this planet
the collection of ad hoc arrangements
which comprise civilization
needs review and reinvention
money is a polluting fuel
self glorification and power for a few
are no longer valid purposes
abused people are waking up
a sustainable civilization
needs to replace violence and slavery
with planetary appreciation
and support for self realization
