May Day

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Transition 
between spring and summer, Santa Monica and Laguna Beach
despair to laughter, classroom to Zoom
Pagan festival brings renewal cinema:  

In honor of May Day
Climbing 2200 feet 
Encircled by a bed of yellow wild flowers

Special bonfires kindled
Yellow May flowers summon an eject on Big Bend trail

Screaming flames 
                      off-beat-dancing inside shoulder joint
Roaring numb sinking deep 
                      Beneath the puncture wound 
Rainbow bruises cook up 
                      one sexy hip
                      bloody lemonade rocking the carry-on bag
Bathe in wizard of Opium and Tylenol
Restless nights sneaking up without Full Moon’s warning

First time, may not
be the last – your suffering called forth 
                      my morning dews

A time 
to pray:  May Tim and Paula watch over their beloved son
                      Safe and sound

Pagan festival brings 
return of passion and vitality, self-healing and silent harmony:  

Waves of euphoria without safety net ^ exponentially
     Detach   why > how > what > where > when 
     Immeasurable bliss
     Aura of delirious tenderness – yet fruitful
     Inherent presence – raw and unprotected
     Unspoken immersion in realm of whole heartedness

Take nothing
     for granted – from a simple bike ride to shampooing hair in kitchen sink
     to 
     wrestle with arm sling
There are no mistakes in this Universe

Take nothing
     for granted – from chopping garlic cloves to a divine prayer
     to
     welcome home kisses
There are no mistakes in this Universe

Take nothing
     for granted – from mending torn muscles to sew up a broken heart 
     to 
     sponge a wrecked body of Fluffy Bunny
There are no mistakes in this Universe

Take nothing
     for granted – from birds chanting and porched eggs in the morning
     to 
     wake up ’sleepyhead’
There are no mistakes in this Universe

Embarking upon this most sacred timeless unification
Pagan festival brings the new norm:

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