Coyote Bait

Coyote Bait

Love and Life || Love is the Potion Coyote Bait I saw a mother rabbit With a bunny on her back She knew he was too little To run from an attack. So she kept her bunny babe Perched up by her shoulder blade And went out for a snack. If only mamas everywhere Would keep...

A Future Date

Love and Life || Love is the Potion A Future Date (Written in masculine voice, loosely based on a dream.) My girlfriend is the daughter of a prominent leader. I, an outcast from the underground, was about to take her to a movie; the first movie seen by anyone around...
Transcendence

Transcendence

Love and Life || Love is the Potion Transcendence Love, I feel ageless As though Time has fled away Embarrassed by his Mere temporality in Our eternal god-like play. This type of poetry developed in Japan hundreds of years ago, and is referred to as: Waka Tanka (short...

If I Could Speak to Future Generations

Love and Life || Love is the Potion If I Could Speak to Future Generations If I could speak to future generations, My sons and daughters, their offspring to be, I’d say, begin with, I don’t know anything, Then ask for ears that hear, and eyes that see. Assumptions are...

DaddyBill’s Lap

Love and Life || Love is the Potion DaddyBill’s Lap My favorite books, my favorite rhymes Bottomless ice-cream any time If Mama wasn’t looking. Jokes and riddles, tricks and blue clay If I could I would stay all day And wait for Nanny’s cooking. Gnarled old...

Much

Love and Life || Love is the Potion Much Just like the earth loves the late rain And holds it dearly Just like the sky loves the bright stars That light up her face, blessing the dark So we see clearly And like the rain loves a good cloud If you look up, I know that...