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I find you
God In all the spaces Between electronic humming and insanity When I slow down and take notice of… Those things others may miss For their rushing Like fluttering leaves Conducting their own symphony With wind as their instrument And the downy woodpecker Tapping aspen in my sister’s backyard Delighting us with his bright red nape. Baby blue rays perfectly slanted Pouring out of heavenly holes Compelling me to soar up to heaven To be with my great God and the angels. But wait! There’s more… Splayed branches now bare of their clothes… Pushing, pointing, directing my attention Ever up, upwards pushing up to the sky As luminous brilliant pink orange cotton candy swirls Inspire a recipe. I can almost taste it, This tangerine Fluffy cloud sorbet Citrusy, sweet, sour, tart, tangy All at the same time.
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Hwy 71 returning to Dayton from Hocking hills
Translucent blue ethereal rays pour down Out of cloud gaps These rays beckon me To soar up to heaven Baby blue rays perfectly slanted 45° Towards the ground All the more dramatic For their juxtaposition against a lightly cloudy grey sky. My friend Lorraine would whip this Up quick, fast, and in a hurry Capturing (on canvas) forever this Fleeting precious priceless ethereal look. This gorgeous light continues To pour and I imagine angels Waiting for me at the tops of these holes of light. His majesty revealed again. Pink and purple vertically streak the western sky
Sweetly surprising me upon my exit Out the back door to discard compost. Do not miss these moments Of incredible beauty Because you are distracted. Take time to look up! Good morning Robin
When we get up Standup Situp Shift up Out of complaining We may truly be blessed By the abundance of this creation. .. The simple things A Robin protruding his beak up To grasp a single bead of rainwater To quench his thirst this morning And take note of the downy woodpecker Bhakti and I had the great fortune to feast eyes upon And identify yesterday In a world full of much chaos and insanity and disappointment Please take time to notice the blessings always Even the tiniest that are dropping your way. Green hearts shimmering
Viewed from the cedar wood platform at Cox Metropark A bunny nestles in a hole on the trail And then scurries away with the unexpected sudden movement So many different shades of green Tantalize the eyes A warm hot sunny gorgeous summer day in Ohio I am soaking in the beauty. Brian Keith Wallen So Low Happy Freaking Friday After a mentally exhausting week But rewarding too Give thanks… For the simple blessings of these spring days Tulips resplendent in all their glory Grateful for time with Alessandro Shooting hoops in the driveway While my sister persistently and insistently Pulls the grass length down with her mower Driving between Bellbrook and Centerville The smell of the ground fresh with precipitation Seeps into my nostrils, windows down Ethereal blue shades of paint Streak haphazardly across the sky Birds chirp happily with the thaw of winter. Watching Sandro Enjoy Madagascar homemade vanilla ice-cream at Spinoza’s Is hog heaven Seriously he... We all…scream for ice cream Robins pluck worms out of the ground
And bunnies hop in the plentiful rain This verdant moisture rich landscape Starkly contrasted to the dry Dry brown of harsh desert from which I came A cardinal alighted in a very tall tree Shaking its plumage as if to Welcome me to the east An auspicious symbol immediately reminding me of my Grandmother Oma who, in her later years, Often sat drinking a cup of tea watching Scarlet red cardinals Feed ravenously In excited delightful displays vibrantly highlighted on snow Against the pure white Of the silencing unblemished virginal snow… These two classically Quintessential colors Could be wedding colors Juxtaposing classily Winter sweet nature scene themed on banquet tables. A remarkable bird is a pelican
Spreading wings wide like picture windows Inspires sweet serenity Slowness of breath Swooping slow, low for fish Skimming wild water. I long to be like the pelican, To fly to distant lands, Soar on ocean currents, Rest on gigantic boulders awhile, And then soar Fly some more This is the stuff of my dreams, Happy dreams of flight, Flight freedom of despair Escape from trouble Weightlessness Bliss Yes, I will soar And invite you to come with me. (2:12-2:17)
Vast and wide, Ebbs and flows, Fast and slow, Pulls me in under To another world, mysterious Where kelp undulates surrounding me And I am lost for a moment. Imagine I see a mermaid. Imagine I am a mermaid Diving deep feeling that cold of the deep. My skin insulating me from that icy feeling Swimming effortlessly, Gracefully through kelp forests, Saying hello to my sea lion friends And then diving deeper to play with anemones and starfish. Below so much color in this seemingly vast dark abyss. (noon or after)
I saw the most gorgeous falls today, Burney Falls CA. On the way The river water was soothing As it rushed past. Oh my God! It is spectacular, inspiration of God One of his most brilliant creations. The existence of something higher Cannot be denied when in the face Of steadily rushing pounding cascades of water. I have been all over the world But this is by far the most spectacular And the mist rising off the falls is like Natural cocaine for the body. Suns reflection turns the water underneath A vibrant turquoise blue. So magical to have a place like this In the midst of so much chaos, euphoria. I wonder how many poems have been inspired here. How many people have experienced a sense of beauty, And wonder and tranquility. One could never fully capture the grandeur of this place if they tried. How can you not acknowledge the existence Of something more powerful than you When you see this place? For your soul not to acknowledge such a beauty Would be truly pathetic sadness. I wish my friends to appreciate this peace as much as I do. Truly gorgeous and to take the source of these falls Home with me. I could listen to this all day, every day For the rest of my existence. All you see is black and brown mountain moss And plants green cover and cascades Of sheer white water, 1,000,000,000 million gallons every day. The water pours constantly like a never ending shower. The mist swirls around us cooling us from the natural Heat of summer. My appreciation is due to God. What an appropriate place to be on a Sunday. I wish this memory seared in my soul forever. Can’t you tell? I love waterfalls. Will my friends have to drag me away today? Sri rama chandra kripalo bhaja mana harana bhave darunam. It forces one to look up to take notice Of the beauty above. How small we are in comparison. |