Wrinkles on My Face

The balance in a rain drop

On a windshield,

While coasting through the country,

Magnifies my wishful thinking

On a starry night

In wintertime.

So, what’re your thoughts

On the Appalachian Trail,

With fallen leaves on an autumn day?

My guesses get shorter

As I pass through the equinox.

My hints get deeper,

As the wrinkles on my face.

Nirvana on the Tube

Walking down a flagpole,

The going gets good;

As good as a trampoline

On a clear summer day.

And the Jeep casseroles

Float to the top of the lake,

Where canoe riders can stake

Their claim to a paper plate

At the picnic of hallee-hoos.

Let’s rock to the happy tune

Of Nirvana on the tube.

Carried Away

Life flowing from my heart

Is cut down by rivers of doubt.

The rushing water wears down

My early oaths and affirmations,

Slowing my faith to a halt.

My simple plan to ditch the man of the gospels,

Runs into blockades along the way.

Nests of love, peace and grace

Call me away from my solitary journey.

I sometimes fight the current,

Or allow myself to rest,

But naturally I am carried away

By the fantasies and delusions

Of my silly imagination.

Not Resting

Neon bikes strobe laugh elbow monster trachea

Destroy aluminum casserole covers close the dog

In the darkness of the garage wound my knee on

The fledgling goose beak as I walk through the park,

Home is where I rest, but I am not resting.