Said the Palestinians
to their Israeli neighbors
singing and dancing
karaoke on the Strip
I wish I knew
how to pursue
dual citizenship
as readily
as you
To which Israelis
responded to their Muslim neighbors
dancing in sacred dervish spirals
with songs of 40 year journeys
into We Haven't a Clue
So what shall we do?
Let's all apply
for dual citizenship
on this EarthTribal Strip
What could our governments say
to deny this sacred integral Way?
Both together
and apart
we know our governors
are not here to be our keepers
of narcissistic
nationalistic
and alarmingly ballistic
defense.
Our empowering folksongs
empathically resonate
with peace and love demands
for compassionate EarthTribal dance
Better religiously together
than disintegrating apart
from our karaoke on the Strip
song and dance togatherers
Descended
from ancient shepherds
dancing through inhaling
and exhaling monthly moonlight
singing under shared story stars
Sacred EarthMothers
unexpectedly
miraculously
emerged from Black Holy Matters
with singing children
and inspirating Sabbath men.
Which Modern Man longs
For the folksongs
Helped by rusted gongs
Or their lines sing to a throng,
Very sure that nothing is wrong?
Which Modern Man eats with bare hands,
Because on them unseen sands
And this publicizes with bands,
Heroically skirting lands?
No Modern Man flees from books
To simply keep learning from looks;
To libraries and books
Forced back with hooks!
The Modern isn’t Ancient,
In restraint glimpses the sufficient
He is The Okay with a robbed ambience,
Meaning or feigning its munificence.
summer symphony serenade song
cricket concertos
cicadas in choruses~
summer serenades
bullfrogs beat bass lines
barn owls hoot bluesy ballads ~
bars of broken chords
lightning bugs light up
legato lines of lyrics ~
lento lullabies
fireflies flit fuoco
in festivals of folksongs ~
firelight fantasies
katydids croon classics
contemporary chirping
summer symphonies