getting on it

let down all your hassles
in your sedentary way
hide inside your castles
where your simple yearnings lay

let down all your troubles
on a solitary day
burst your losing bubbles
and go you where you may

let down all your actors
from this ordinary play
and all those hidden factors
from that place in which they stay

let down past emotions
from their legendary sway
and hope that magic potions
will ne'er come into play

1978

La blonde en dormant . . .

Another odalisque 2009

off preclusions

band of gold
string of pearls
pieces of eight,
is all so cheap
when life is great. . .

open road
wings of fire
or moneyed hands,
just can't outlast
what time withstands. . .

roll me past
some small pretense
of sudden sorrow,
cuts no ice
upon the morrow. . .

call me out
if you need me
i'm howling at the moon,
take your time
i guess its not too soon. ..

1978

blue too

2009

fem finale

lost in a moment
lost in a thought
gone ina fleeting
the end of a knot

here for an instant
here for a touch
gone in a flashing
the end of so much

1972

groundhogman

DaddyDog 2008

rocket woman

deep in my mind
she's a hand in my pocket,
deep in my touch
she's a chain on my sprocket,
deep in my thoughts
she's a heart in a locket,
deep in my dreams,
she's a smouldering rocket.

march 1979

blackandyellowpolkadotbikini 2009

dreamchild

you're standing there
but your mind is closed,
like a bible in a bar. . .

your eyes are bright
but they can't see,
like the headlights of a car. . .

you're a catatonic princess
with a catastrophic thought,
you're an incident of living,
you're sold but never bought. . .

you're a smooth delight
and a sleepless night,
you're a book
that can't be read. . .

you're a work of art
with a broken heart,
you're a needle
lacking thread. . .

1977

Crimsonsumo

Sumo dude in red 2009

Astra

midnight dreamer
come to ground
you're living in a cloud. . .

passive schemer
come unwound
your colors are too loud. . .

silent screamer
turn around
you've flown beyond the crowd. . .

it all will pass
you need not fear
its just a simple game. . .

everything
will be all right
all fire must have a flame. . .

April 1979

Skoalman at the brewery

Loading kegs of Stroh's 1992

Drumroll at the brewery

a mountain of madness
i climb every day
a wave of reproachment
is coming my way
the peak of the mountain
may never be reached
the crack in the wall
may never be breached
a torrent of wildness
i swim every day
a moment of madness
from every which way
a problem to worry
like a dog with a bone
a hassle to handle
a mind to be blown
a job to be done
a plan to fulfill
i climb up a mouintain
or slide down a hill
i look at the schedule
an impossible task
some sorta miracle
is all that i ask

1982
thoughts on a high speed production line

Bluesjam

2009

Soaring High . . . . .

snow white rockets
pierce the sky,
airborne pilots
flying high. . .

moving shapes are
smooth and tapered,
leaving trails
all long and vapored. . .

clouds of gray
are white on white,
rockets burning
day and night. . .

away to where
both ends meet,
and emptiness
becomes replete. . .

gliding down
the long low slope,
the world is their
kaleidoscope. . .

1979

Nymph

theblue nymph. . . . . . .2009