Memorial Day

Thanks Gramps for your sacrifice!

Friends

Friends-Tell you who you are.
Friends-Love the real you.
Friends-Push you into light.
Friends-Desire the best for you.
Friends-Work through jealousy into admiration.
Friends-Affirm.
Friends-Love your "crazy."
Friends-Reflect God to you.
Friends-Draw out and know the Best in you.
Friends-Give Energy.

Thank you, My Friends!!

"SeaSide"

The waves on the shore look like raised veins,
like on my inner forearm when I'm flexing;
Serpentining until they run into the parked canoe.

Yellow glints off the green and cerrulean blue water.
Dark Navy seaweed hangs underwater like a jellyfish,
hovering in space.
Waiting, waiting, washing, waiting.....

Inside Tag of a new pair of black jean cut-offs

"Imagination knows no Boundaries
Imagination knows no boundaries
never be afraid to
Follow your Heart
Inspire Dream Love"

~Doll House Jeans, 2010, purchased at Avalon Exchange on Delmar

Random Tid Bit

Owl City is adorably awkward. [photos to come:)]

"It's Complicated"

I love the phrase, "It's complicated." You have a friend who wants to know about:


The messy relationship that you so don't want to talk about:
It's complicated.


The workload build-up because you decided to watch The Godfather movies or have a Star Wars marathon:
It's complicated.


The bruise you got from walking into a glass window that appeared to be an open doorway:
It's complicated.


The time your car died because you ignored the LOW GAS warning for the past 20 miles and you had to call AAA to save you:
It's complicated.


The globular state of the mac n' cheese because you forgot to put the milk in it:
It's complicated.


The fact that you're living in your parent's basement to save money:
It's complicated.


Why I'm writing this poem at 6:28 am:
It's complicated.

"What I saw Today" (Well, really yesterday)

I saw a black bird with fire, red wings.
I saw three teens smoking pot on a bench.
I looked for a four leaf clover in a sea of 3's.
I saw 3 male mallards passing in a line:
all grey, and maroon, and emarald, and white, and orange. (Although, I've always thought their beaks were marigold in my head.)
I scared off a black crow as I found my rocky perch.
SCREECH! went the black bird who came back to visit me and show me that his wings were really two stripes of orange and yellow--I guess they mix in mid-flap to make red?
I saw a Scottie dog being walked--I forgot how much I love their beard tufts!
I saw Ducks mating or .... Were those 2 male mallards attacking her? She seemed distressed; her baby even tried to protect her by getting in between. But then she jumped over her baby. Maybe she liked it.--I don't know. Yea, I guess they were mating.
I had a couple on paddle boat scream at me as I crossed a suspension bridge:
"HEY!HEY!HEY YOU! We're lost!,How do we get back to the boat house?!"
I told them to turn around and go the opposite direction; I hope I was right:)

"Tiger Lily" painting in acrylic

I love the open, explosive nature of this flower!

Newest Poem "This is Me!"

Oh....Here I am, and...
the world makes comments.
I could pass by unnoticed and be silent and be..
Safe!
from the critic's Eye.
No, judgments or jealous attacks or
idle commentary.
But then I'm not me---
So here is Me!
Here I am
Finally
Free.