purpose

as the sunshine fills my skin, my lungs, and my eyes

my palms tingle, and they weave through the springtime skies.

my heart beats with the blood of a thousand thinkers

as my feet churn on the pavement of industry

i feel the dirt underneath them move through me.

the advancement of mankind lives in my bones

the girl

sometimes i feel as though i have pulled the door off of my microwave oven, plunged my melon into the newly created cavity, set the apparatus to 'popcorn', and plugged the chord into her brain....... fssssssssssss ssssssshhhhhhh POW! instant enlightenment

mama's tea

the clouds shaded our skin

and we decided to sit inside

but when we huddled in

was when mama cried

she opened up and rained

and let her feelings out

she watered every flower

and quenched the jumping trout

the dirt, now mud,

up on the earthy table

grew a healthy cud

to fill the farmer's stable

the best tea ever made

comes from leaves and rot

I would rather mama cry

than fear that she will not

Ice cream

snow covers the ground

it's the icing on the cake

when the moon comes around

they'll have themselves a date

she'll shine her silver shimmer

he'll steam and he'll gleam

I guess they'll call that moon ice cream

my room is cold

but that's the way it is

and I shouldn't mind

the winter's bitter kiss

but I get so cold

when I feel so alone

then I think of you

and I start to feelin' warm

Moonlight and Mtn. Dew

moonlight and Mtn. Dew,

and the crickets of course,

and the sounds of tires chew,

and the whinny of the horse,

the torrent of the river,

and the black of the sky,

topped with the stars like glitter,

that look close as the crow flies,

the asphalt and the gravel,

and the mud and the grass,

the long slender poles,

topped with buzzing bulbs in glass,

when you're out looking,

there is so much you can do,

but everything is better,

when I write it down for you.