Gushing

I am writing this from inside a shark
It's quite challenging because of the dark
Last I remember I was climbing at the Park
Then the entire forest burned up with just one spark

Where's the humanity?
Busy trying to appear bad ass?
Where's the dignity?
Let's make love, not gas

Smitten

Do you strut when you walk?
Do you spit when you talk?
Will you still like me with my nose covered with chalk?

Does your spirit have spunk?
Does your heart beat to the funk?
Will you take me climbing to that place called the Gunks?

Will we gaze at the stars?
Will we share energy bars?
Will you turn and run away when you see all my scars?

Awakening

The moonlight penetrated my eye lids
Between dusk and dawn I awoke
My angry foot stomped the sideways air
Lack of sleep caused my lack of stoke

Objects disappearing and reappearing
Illusions on my island catch my eye
Suddenly realizing the awful joke
No one with me to stand by

Stray Cat and the Raven

She bled out loneliness
The Pika knew it and so did the Lark
The Rattlesnake inside karate crack
Witnessed her succumb before dark

The Raven dropped the stone beside her
As she wept in the open field
Feeling no burden, she eyed the chip
No mercy does not yield

SUN

Spontaneous
Unconflicted
Natural

Solo
Uncovered
Nothing

Success
Undiscovered
Nameless

Parking Lot

A place exists where pain does not
All you need is an ounce of pot
This is not what I was taught
If I try, I don't wanna get caught
Life is not what you thought
Let go right now of what you sought

Stepping Off

I wear many shoes
Appropriate for the action
Sometimes they refuse
My bare feet have their own traction
My soles are confused
I'm doing this for distraction
I smile cuz I'm amused
Like a carnival of attraction

A Visit from Chris

'Twas the day before Solstice
When all through the crag
Every creature was aroused
Even the one-eyed white stag

The route was all set
Bolt hangers flush, not one spinner
So excited were the locals
They couldn't eat dinner

Then in an instant
I heard a car engine
"He's here! He's here!"
I danced, scaring the pigeon

His eyes --- how they twinkled!
His dimples --- how merry
He offered me a Haagen Dazs
I said, "No, thanks. I don't eat dairy."

He spoke not a word
He went straight to his work
He seemed full of passion
Why do some think he's a jerk?

He didn't have any chalk
So typical of a pretty boy
"Here, try this.
I made it from soy."

With a nod and a smile
Up the wall he rose
He looked beautiful and silly
With chalk on his nose

Survivor

Bowling with my mind
It's somewhere in the gutter
No one left behind
Earth melting like warm butter

Surfing with my mind
Falling off the pace
Looking for my kind
No trace of the human race

Looked out from the highest point
The most beautiful sight I did see
Nobody to disappoint
Just me and a big palm tree

Mahalo

Thanks for the Meadow
Thanks for the Valley
Spirit always on the go
Escaped from the alley

Thanks for the Sports Exchange
Thanks for the Climber's Supply
They probably think I'm very strange
I am a dork and I won't lie

Thanks for the open sea
Thanks for the beach break
Surfing for myself and me
No one makes my heart ache