partially found poem

how the internet is like a human heart:
it is a giant machine designed
to give people what they want

make time for truth
and do not rue
for there is no end

photo courtesy of NASA

can't stop remembering today

fear on the futon, life in my belly

death all around

do not be lured down the path
you have already turned from;
walk with purpose in your true life

unexpected teaching:
tree and lampost reach together
toward heaven

these appointments approaching ours
are both inconsequential
and of supreme importance

a poet's death reminds me -
do not waste time.
every step matters

sometimes the best thing you can do
is something
for yourself

love is not perfect
but it can be
just right

a return to stretching may
have an added surprise ~
you are farther along than you realized

it's too easy to be glitter eyed
by image glut, so
close your eyes

Yetzer Ha'Rah

the predictable return of worry
and compromise is an invitation
to motivation inclination

in the rain of paper hearts
we screamed and sang and danced
a memory into being

through dark slats
awaiting your return
to this learning place

Coleman Barks reading Rumi

sometimes we'd rather live
in less vulnerable skin,
but good work is a salve

cultivate calm acceptance
of multiplicity in coping
with multiplicity

a moment spent
on love is
always worthwhile

a grateful heart can cure
a soul's ailments and increase
lovingkindness for us all

hearty focus and uncertainty
can live together
until the harvest season

Transition

passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another
a movement, development, or evolution from one form or style
an abrupt change in energy state or level  

struggle no longer with your potential ~
have the courage to be fully human
and have the gift of everything

forgiveness yet God
first can love and
light Divine

prune for future blooms
feed the soil that's there
protect with careful mulch

plans in our heads
are only that until our hearts
and hands pitch in

insomnia is a peacock

in full tail, fenced in

by chicken wire

for every baby, everywhere

on this day, you are
joyously welcome into this world ~
may you be long-lived and glorious

differentiating between needs
and wants, both
daunting and necessary

last night in New York --
Chinese food
summer storm

Chaos

state of confusion or disorder
lack of intelligible pattern
nonlinear behavior
disorderly mass or jumble
system with sensitive dependence
a chasm or abyss