Bodega Head
—Photo by Cynthia Linville, Sacramento
FACEBOOK ANSWERS THE $64,000 QUESTION
—Cynthia Linville
Which superhero, celebrity, rock star, Disney princess are you?
Which Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Partridge Family character?
Which 80s song?
Which dipping sauce?
What's your true age?
How smart are you?
How much of a bitch?
How strong is your relationship?
Who will you marry?
What does your name say about you?
What is your power animal?
Your true profession?
Your real personality?
Who were you in a past life?
What kind of wings do you have?
What color is your soul?
If you weren't you, who would you be?
—Cynthia Linville
Which superhero, celebrity, rock star, Disney princess are you?
Which Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Partridge Family character?
Which 80s song?
Which dipping sauce?
What's your true age?
How smart are you?
How much of a bitch?
How strong is your relationship?
Who will you marry?
What does your name say about you?
What is your power animal?
Your true profession?
Your real personality?
Who were you in a past life?
What kind of wings do you have?
What color is your soul?
If you weren't you, who would you be?
Before
—Photo by Robert Lee Haycock, Antioch
ON THE WIND
—Robert Lee Haycock
The juniper spins
A mandala of shadow
Listen, the birds pray
____________________
DAWN ON THE SAN JOAQUIN
—Robert Lee Haycock
Freighted with last night's dark
Meandering upriver
Morning swims downstream
____________________
YET
—Robert Lee Haycock
The belling of the bull elk
The blazing of the buckwheat
I do not have an answer
—Robert Lee Haycock
The juniper spins
A mandala of shadow
Listen, the birds pray
____________________
DAWN ON THE SAN JOAQUIN
—Robert Lee Haycock
Freighted with last night's dark
Meandering upriver
Morning swims downstream
____________________
YET
—Robert Lee Haycock
The belling of the bull elk
The blazing of the buckwheat
I do not have an answer
Morning
—Photo by Robert Lee Haycock
TO PHOTOGRAPH A MORNING GLORY (Hawaii)
—Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA
Waiting for wind to realize and be still
Waiting for wind
Waiting for dew drops to lure the sun
Waiting for dew
Waiting for petals to unify with air
Waiting for petals
Waiting for shadows to shift slightly
Waiting for shadows
Waiting for the stem to bend a bit
Waiting for the stem
Tension ease into core
choreography of composure
until
a golden pulse clicks.
—Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA
Waiting for wind to realize and be still
Waiting for wind
Waiting for dew drops to lure the sun
Waiting for dew
Waiting for petals to unify with air
Waiting for petals
Waiting for shadows to shift slightly
Waiting for shadows
Waiting for the stem to bend a bit
Waiting for the stem
Tension ease into core
choreography of composure
until
a golden pulse clicks.
_______________________
CARAVAN
—Claire J. Baker
Stay with the caravan, yet be
yourself; notice what others do,
what wise ways they take,
yet follow your own path.
Whether you ride, walk, fly,
limp, run or stumble
you are your significant other,
a lover of sun and stars,
interpreter of human nature,
celebrant of carousels—
drawn to oceans, dune grass,
waterglow, children, art.
When alone may you serve as
your own fine companion,
aware, amazed,
ecstatic to be alive.
CARAVAN
—Claire J. Baker
Stay with the caravan, yet be
yourself; notice what others do,
what wise ways they take,
yet follow your own path.
Whether you ride, walk, fly,
limp, run or stumble
you are your significant other,
a lover of sun and stars,
interpreter of human nature,
celebrant of carousels—
drawn to oceans, dune grass,
waterglow, children, art.
When alone may you serve as
your own fine companion,
aware, amazed,
ecstatic to be alive.
Linear
—Photo by Robert Lee Haycock
Today's LittleNip:
HOME REMEDY FOR
AN UNFORTUNATE RELATIONSHIP
—Kevin Jones, Elk Grove
Choose carefully
A small stone.
Hold under the tongue
Until dissolved.
You are cured.
AN UNFORTUNATE RELATIONSHIP
—Kevin Jones, Elk Grove
Choose carefully
A small stone.
Hold under the tongue
Until dissolved.
You are cured.
(first pub. in The Home Remedy Poems,
Lamoine Valley Press, 1975)
______________________
—Medusa
Bodega Head
—Photo by Cynthia Linville