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September 01, 2026
Poetry

Electric

Feel the electric – ions charged,swooping down – bending trees, whole,it roars – in my ears. I stand – feet planted,and wait – for the tiger,to lick my face – in the dark. Hands touch – silent static,burning – unspoken heat,shadowed dark – in the light that flashes. Feel the

Day To Day Life

Looking Up To Childhood

Who doesn’t remember lying on your back in the Summer sun cloud gazing? Such memories, guessing the cloud shapes with Clay on the back of wet cedar log. Or on a raft in the middle of the bay, with the smell of salt and the drone of pals playing in

Poetry

Marionette Messages

Willow marionettes dancewaltzing on tender stringsslowly, to the lullabyof a river breeze.Gently she callssiren hidden from sightby an overhanging firdipping its tips in the eddy,mischievious lurefor a lurking trout.I stop and listena message in the windin a language beyond soundfelt and not heardpresent, future, distant pastkaleidoscope images streammaybe, yes, nevermorea

Poetry

Love Is An Avocado

Love is an avocado,tough leather skinprotecting from hurt,pain and griefonce we piercegentlyleather turnsto soft fleshsweet and smilingnurturing our belief,a warmth clinginglike a mother’s armsaround the stonethat holds our hopesand dreams,but wait too longthe leatherhardensand fruit insidepast its’ best before date. ml’24

Day To Day Life

See The Ability

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. – Wayne Dyer We live in a judgemental world, of that there is little doubt. How easy it is just to sit back and pass judgement on others simply because they do not have the same orientation, religion, beliefs