Call of the Wild and the Free

Honking cacophony
so ordinary
so noisy and splendid
will it last

squawking messages
cooperation mode
shifting positions
toward same flocking goals

dissident voices
no modulation
interfering forces
to forward motion

democratic cacophony
so extraordinary
so raucous and splendid
will it last?

Snow Globe

Finest, silting snow
drifting lightly
ever so downward

winter-bare branches
collecting layers
at gathering pitch

coated evergreens
with fondant frosting
ready for tasting

forest-green cabin
gift-wrapped in white
lit with glowing lights

two figures inside
snow-spun cocoon
in suspended bliss.

Galactic Visit

Galactic fairies
scattered Milky Way stardust
across snow-brightened landscapes last night

diamondesque beauties
glittering on lunar-lit fields
elusive to collecting touch

tiny crystalline twinklings
re-reflecting tomorrow’s light
back into dim millenia.

Kingdom of Confusion

Grocery store shelves
filled with confusion
tricky to segregate
all the choices
at eye-shopping speed

especially toothpaste
squeezed in displays
for brighter incisors
enamel toughening
even pinker gums

I choose one combo
in red sparkly box
sure of my spotting
yet back home again
with unwanted gel!

Cosmic and Myopic

Time to duck for cosmic cover
the Myopians are on the march

two-legged plague loose on the planet
locusts stripping bare the lushness

liars, cheaters, hustlers in charge
playing strike-it-richer endgames

compelled by ravenous addictions
heedlessly racing to all blocked exits

fantasy wishes upending facts
conundrum of human cleverness

retreat now to vestal pleasures
raising bees and Persephone’s seeds.