Minds Eye

The horizon is the limit of what the physical eye can see.

It is a limit to "what is" but not to "what Can Be."

It represents the here and now but may be transcended by the inner sight.

The "Minds Eye" sees beyond the day and night

and is not altered by the clouds, but is an inner light

that penetrates all shrouds.

Paddling A Canoe

Paddling a canoe is something everyone should learn to do.

It teaches balance, harmony and grace.

Paddling a canoe helps you learn to set a proper pace.

It is an art to glide on water.

Its a spiritual journey and a silent ride.

It a bit of ancient pride.

Its a wonder to travel by canoe.

I hope that you will have the chance to paddle too!

SUZI

Susan is no ordinary Susan, nor is she a sue.

Suzi is a special sunny sort of name that only really fits a few.

If you're the kid of person that is filled with inner light,

the kind that never forgets a thing,

because you know what's right,

maybe you're a Suzi too!

If you can hike a mountain trail for days

and never loose your smile

or change a hundred thousand diapers

or watch your child's face being stitched

or lead a thousand tourss

or nurse a dozen pets.

Then you too are a Suzi, I would bet!

Time To Face The Day Once More

I woke up at seven o three.

The patio walls were glowing orange

through the green slats of our blinds.

The little throw rug uncurled a bit

and the patio swing began to sway.

My thongs shuffled impatiently

as if to beg me for a walk.

The tile not yet installed 

seem to be projected phantom-like upon the floor.

The Mexican table and chairs

were whispering in Spanish

and the little golden lion on my pillbox

let out a muffled roar.

I knew it was time to face the day, Once more!

Vapor Rub

Great Gramps is in the Vapor Rub again

applying it like mustard plaster to his dying skin.

What's in that stuff

can singe the eyes at ninety feet away.

And has the stench of ammonium

and the half-life of plutonium.

It's curling up the carpets.

It's driving us outside.

It a smell that even skunks and stink bus can't abide.

What it does for grandpa,

we wouldn't speculate

but one thing's for sure

while wearing it he won't get through the pearly gate!

Magic

Magic is the core of my existence

for I recognize its presence in everything I do.

Surrounded by miracles every day

I feel that I have realized a few.

Believing is True Magic

That's the deepest secret that I know.

If you can believe a thing,

it definitely will be so. 

I Saw A Naked Lady

I saw a naked lady at the hot spring

and it wasn't you.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare

but that was the prettiest animal I ever saw there.

I will never know just who it was.

I didn't introduce myself because -

but every time I go out fishing early in the morning

and pass that special place

I remember that naked lady 

and how she filled that space.

The human can be beautiful

filled with moving grace

to see such a special creature in the forest

is a blessing

nothing else can every replace.

Growing Older

Growing older takes all the time you've got

and yet without effort and despite all plans

you age.

At first you grow a little taller 

and then you get new teeth

and after that the teenage years are filled with joy and grief.

Soon you are a parent

and have many tasks and worries

and all at once your hair has turned to gray

and grandchildren are laughing at what you say.

Then the clock begins to melt

as if your life had happened

in a single day.

Of All Beings

Of all beings on the earth

humans

have proven worst.

And yet there are a few

who rise above the angels

Not by singing hymns or sitting in a pew

but by the heavenly work they do. 

Along A Certain Stream

I've been growing up along a certain stream

a private world,

my own dynamic set of technicolor scenes.

close by my cabin

countless plays enact themselves each day

among the giant rocks and towering trees. 

The story is so intimate and yet at ease

all bound together by the flowing stream.

What other place could truly illustrate

the richness of my earthly dream?

A Very Pleasant Feeling

Remember when I almost died

from sitting in a chair that folded me in half

cutting off my air?

I was zooming down a tunnel toward a brilliant light

when I heard a frightened voice, it was my wife, 

saying:

Come Back! Are you Alright?

I caught myself and took a sudden breath

and was restored to life.

If Suzi had not been there I would not have paused.

The light was just in sight.

I remember how the ocean roared inside my head

as I was zooming down that tunnel

It was a very pleasant feeling
and I wasn't really dead.

Who Would Have Ever Thought

Who would have ever thought I'd grow so big?

I started out like others, smaller than a mustard seed.

I was skinny as a rail

thin as tin

and then it happened

I began to swell.

Just a little to begin and then

I grew like hell.

At first it was a little roll around the middle

but now I'm more like a big base fiddle.

Who would have ever thought

a little human seed could so exceed

the ordinary spatial need!