Silly

There once was a man named Mo Bean

The funniest guy that you’ve seen

He had purple hair

Wore red underwear

His teeth only numbered fourteen 

Defense

Defensive

Perceived offenses

Bracing for insults

Worried what others think

Use affirmation

Consider positive traits

Defend against defensiveness 

Defense

Defensive

I don’t mean

what you think I mean.

You thought I meant it,

before I said it. 

On the Outside

Looking disinterested

But underneath the surface

Dancing the Irish reel

Hideout

Hideouts

H ide away in some cubby hole or an

I dyllic refuge on the beach or a

D en in the mountains. Just get away

E veryday in some type of sanctuary

O r retreat. Your back porch rocker or

U se a closet for a lair or a blanket-covered

T able for a fort. Perhaps just close the door.

S ecret yourself away and listen to your heart.

Hideout

Not-so-hideout

My friends and I found a hideout

along our country creek road,

a hollow in trees and tall grasses.

No one knew where we were

when we were tucked away

in that cozy spot, or so I thought

until a neighbor cut my hair.

She said, “Kids are always there.

I wonder what they’re up to.”

I didn’t say a word. 

Poetic Bloomings Dawn

Radiant

R esplendent birth of morning sun

A ppearing now in shining light

D azzling diamonds in the dew

I n my backyard, not just a few

A brilliant display of common weeds

N ew dandelions spreading seeds

T hen they dull as sun proceeds