Short Shafting Poems

The mesh fashion fit
The shuttle shafting fad hand,
Parading eyes hit....

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Do spring the parched dust
of palates unhinged in thirst
waiting for cracked clouds
and marbled eyes
Do watch the grey light
shafting skin of sky and rain
sitting on the edge
to nip surprise
Do lift the white moon
on silver strings to star beat
floating on dew drops
and water beads
Do calm the ocean
a swelling wave impatient
waiting for cracked clouds
to cycle forth......

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Frames hold nature best.

A shafting of light sifts gray marsh and water--
turning past dim hills of hay
solemn in silence.

An essence of earthworms fill the air
as light seeps through a colander of clouds,
catching the ephemeral cattle in a vase of sun.

How gentle is the hand that lightly places
and is gone
as evening rings clear and cool
             like the edge of a wine glass....

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When we accidentally drove to heaven
My arms weren't raised.
Our speed was volatile; harmless.
Tapestrating over Maui's shafting light
Over broad and blush-green landscapes,
I felt the Name and the Face.
I asked, "Why can't I be happier?"
We drove out of heaven hearing a glowingness reply:
"You can do anything you want."

And I knew that was my answer to myself.
And when the spirit awakens me, I know that as well.
Delusion and the Eye of God are loving twins....

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