On my mailbox
a silvery golden frog
lime striped
blue-lidded
barely blinked
amphibian face
smiling back
Who’s Courting YOUR Reptilian Brain?
•October 9, 2008 • Leave a Comment
I suppose elections, even for class president
have always fundamentally appealed to the reptilian brain base
the simplest, reflex-based system
that never dreams
only lives to survive
at any cost
the little fight or flight button
that ramps up the adrenal glands
the most basic part of the brain
that lies beneath
the higher-thinking neocortex
that makes us human.
Certainly the Mad Men of the 50′s understood this human trait,
& their adventures with it helped to create Today.
By now we’re so acclimated to it
we might not even notice while it’s working us…..
I just wanted to send this thought out there:
PLEASE carefully evaluate some of the claims
& strategies popping up all over the place.
Consider the source.
Consider what it’s appealing to….
FEAR
or
HOPE
?
It’s up to us to understand ourselves
&
make the difference.
Retreat
•August 18, 2008 • Leave a Comment
You probably won’t notice
but I’m on the trail
again
not expecting anything
but
Everything
PEACE
Magnanimous
•June 9, 2008 • Leave a Comment
Moving into March
Morose
Manipulative
Madness
Mother of Invention
Fold the warm
Fresh
Laundry
as snowflakes
Laze down
outside
Put on your high-heeled
sneakers
“Cause we’re goin’ out
TONIGHT
Go Forth & Conquer
•May 29, 2008 • Leave a Comment
I went on a driving road trip to California
I’d planned it since February
before the gasoline prices soared
sizing up the route with Google maps
& Yahoo maps
& a spiral-bound atlas of North American roads
kept handy on the dashboard with my hats
Sometimes I was the only car for many miles
I drove at 8,000 feet elevation
even below sea level
twisted an ankle in my frenzy
of photo shots
slid around with my right foot
resting on a Swiffer mop
until we bought a tall cane
With my hair all wild
hollow-eyed yet cheerful
I observed the sinners in Las Vegas
on my way to the enormous abyss
the Grand Canyon peppered with tourists
from France
renewed my acquantiance with my firstborn
had an NDE when I was almost home
to find this Cardinal Lady
had established a household
in my absence
to my great appreciation
for all these events
I still say
EXCELSIOR
