Tired Monk Maxims: Dreams

regarding sleep:

1.

stay abed until you are aware of your dreams

2.

revel in your dreams

3.

awake and take on the poems of the day

Root n' Rocks a Meditation

swinging sledges
in strong hands
tnt stacked and blasting
no match for these old roots

A Baby Monk Song

baby monk little restless
not quite perfect
few sobs few tears
well tuck that baby up
under a guitar
play those sweet chords

Singers and Songwriters

singer/songwriters
expressive
with big fat chords
over old beat radio

capo it down
to get that bright sound
performing
with eyes-closed passion

switch the station
hard to relax
with all this
earnest singing

Beer Sleeves

song picks up
Del is singing 62 Richmond
beer glasses pound
out the beat
suds of lager and ale
spill, puddle the table
a big flowing robe
floats out
soaks it all away

Dish Sleeves

Sunday night dinner
pots
pans
spilling in swishy sinks
almost done
when the old monk robes fall
soaked in
suds and chicken grease

Garage Sitter

dirty tools
buckets of weeds
work to do
sweat on the sleeves
wander in
snap a cap off an ale
today I'm no monk
I'm a garage sitter

Monk Garden

robes flow
over dirty work boots
deep in the garden
seeking pulling the weeds
taking care
work around
the natural violets

Boot Poems

garden coming along
weeds piled
pruning under way

coffee break - sure
thermos steams
pull out the tattered moleskin
the book of work boot poems
a perfect break

Frog Meditation

rain slicks

down the leaf

nourishing

blending, silent

so aware

Dragonfly Meditation

sure they rip out

quick and true

dart to clutch their prey

then back to the flower perch

wait rest eat

ready for the next moment

a perfect meditation

for a tired monk

Tree 1.1

this young tree

twisted and soaring

hidden

high in forest cliff

a tree of summer homage

Tree 1.0

gnarled rough
and bent
a survivor
of axe n'fire
beat up...sure
but bonsai beautiful