automatic drawing 8/29/2023

 

automatic drawing 8/26-28/2023

 

automatic poem 8/26/2023

Perhaps perchance 
They know too well: 
Are in for it, 
Not on your life. 
Stars fall, 
But not for me. 
Rather obscure 
Openings available 
In a split second. 
Heaven on earth 
Where art thou? 
The beat of your heart? 
Love it or leave it - 
Of course you do. 
Our course is charted, 
Lost in space. 
Ones own place 
Pours forth 
Through thick and thin 
And reappears, 
Shines down, 
Down and down 
Upon us all 
(Us and them 
To be honest). 
Let it be 
Us and we 
Know it all. 
They never saw it coming, 
Are in the dark, 
Happy together.

automatic drawing 8/25/23

 

automatic poem 8/24/2023

No nonsense
One way
Can do
Lay away
A day.
Hand made
On air,
Our promise
Dreams big.

automatic drawing 8/22/2023

 

automatic poem 8/20/2023

You again Do unto others, Not unto me; Know thyself, What ails you. Wars break out, Are ongoing: Going fast, On and on, Down and out - There you go. Where was I? The one and only Spirit of togetherness Meets his match. The rubber meets the road Bone dry.

automatic poem 8/13/2023

When the clock strikes

I think, therefore.

First one in,

Open heart, open mind,

My will be done.

Eyes on the prize -

Upon a midnight,

The life and times.

Morning becomes

Meadows

And away we go.

Look up!

Out and in:

Upon a time,

The sands of mine,

Beautiful, no matter

World in a grain.

I wish i may

Thank goodness,

God among men;

That, and the other.

I do believe...

Am i dreaming?

Alive at last.

automatic drawing 8/11/2023

 

automatic drawing 8/10/2023

 

automatic poem 8/10/2023

Enjoy yourself -
The golden rule.
Little by little,
Things come together
For your eyes only.
One in a million -
Day in and day out.
You try in vain.
May the force be with you.
Look around you;
Back and forth,
And so it goes.
Realize you're not the only one:
They did it too!
Were you dreaming?
The start of something big?
Big, like really big?
Things you cannot understand.

automatic poem 8/4/2023

Besides and between
The year of living dangerously;
Noble thoughts, noble actions, 
Art for art's sake, 
Of a feather, 
Getting warmer.
Things remembered
Done well.
There is a place - 
Is it nobler?
The way we were?
Noble is as noble does.
Art that illuminates:
Of the body
Leaving the body, 
Things we left behind, 
Undone.

automatic poem 8/3/2023

When, oh when

You asshole?

Realize your potential!

How now,

Perfect makes pitch practice.

Everything you ever wanted 

Is in the palm of your hand.

You try and try,

Will yourself,

Tilt against windmills -

Your slip is showing.

Head first,

Back down,

And so it goes.

Laugh a little

At the very least.

The time of your life:

Sky-blue and clear.

automatic drawing 7/27/2023

 

automatic poems 7/27/2023

All's well that ends well, The early bird catches the worm. News from far and near - That's what l’m talking about. Fit for a king, To have and to hold Print, cut, and book.

- Minx monsoon Felt like yesterday, Like a brother. A time to sew Way up high, To the moon and back! Think again About last night: Things fall apart That once were whole. Are you ok? Currently unavailable? Happening to me?

automatic drawing 7/20/2023

 

automatic poems 7/20/2023

Better get going Is what I meant to say A while ago. Heart-felt apologies Full of regret, Of the moment. Love is in the air more Than on my mind. A watched pot - Mind your manners, Filled around the edges. With that, I'll pass Knowledge of our ancestors. - Which is better -  Wolf or sheep's clothing? Will she or won't he Win a prize? The time is now! Fight or flight! In an instant, Your time is now! Heart to heart.

automatic poem 7/13/2023

Your mind is free 

Living as it will be,

Is contained and contains,

Determined to maintain,

Not predetermined.

So many ways:

Much influence

By confluence.

What emerges

Life converges.

Brings together

To the present moment.

You are that moment now,

As dynamic as flow,

By the time you are,

The moment is new.

Attitude adjusts.

You adapt.

Bring yourself to a new place,

To another point.

Life continues.

which one am i

recent events + circumstances have led to a bit of reflection within my family. while my mom was isolated in rehab after a car accident (she flipped the car), and we were processing my dad's tenuous grip on life over the phone, the subject of her three children came up. i asked her if it's fair to say my oldest sister is the "strong" one, and that my other sister (the middle child) is the "perfect" one ... she agreed in general. these are generalizations that have been in place for years in my family's culture. i've never really had such a designation to my knowledge, so I asked her "which 'one' am i?"

she didn't have a quick, easy answer. "you're ..." she thought about it. "you're like ... saint francis of assisi." too kind and not at all specifically accurate, but we were talking generalizations.

so, which "one" does that make me?

home remedy

tom-A-hawk's Gout-Out

in a small (4oz) juice tumbler, mix

- 2oz TART cherry juice (trader joes is best/best value)
- 2oz tom-A-hawk's ginger turmeric brew*

* tom-A-hawk's ginger turmeric brew
- 32oz ginger drink (i've used the ginger people's, r.w. knudsen makes a lemon-ginger-echinacea i've been using lately.)
- fresh ginger root, grated
- fresh turmeric root, grated
- teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

pour off 2-4oz ginger drink to make room, add grated ginger, turmeric, and pepper. let steep overnight.