From Whence Come I

Guide me once gain,
dear muse

Deep into the wild
wherein lay my ancestry
abiding amongst the clover
up upon the Highlands

Where the goats do graze
and aye the zephyr's breeze
blazens my cheeks ablush

To step upon the grasslands
cradled within soft mosses
framed with black eyed suzies
and golden stalks of rye

Take me away once again
touch the golden silence
embrace the heart's own rhythm
befriending the seeds of life

Guide me once again,
dear love

12/18/11

The Cricket

A cricket sat upon
My golden glasses rim
He looked me in the eye
And I looked back at him

His eyes were big and round
One eyelid blinked a wink
I gazed at him and asked
"What is it that you think?"

He bobbed his head, stroked his legs
Playing a solemn tune
Then he answered wisely
Beneath the silver moon

"My life it may be short
Yet I work day and night
My melodies I play
With great purpose and delight

For those in wood and town
The two-legged creatures great
Reminding them that if I cease
They'll know it is too late."

He hopped right off my glasses
And sauntered to the trees
At night now when I hear him
I bow upon my knees

september 15, 2oo7
judithpiper

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My friend Brian, designed an awesome art piece based on this poem. Then his mom-in-law quilted it.

Click here to see the artful phases to "The Cricket" Knot.

Click here to see more of Brian's Knots.

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Below are images of the finals of "The Cricket."

Click here for more: The Cricket Knot by Brian Collis

Click here for more: The Cricket Quilt by Brian's mother-in-law

Whitewash

Prowling in veneer
Camouflage of empathy
Voice inflections

Words of deceit

Laced with honesty
Dripping with sincerity
Twined with humor

Cloaking devices

Prey uncloaked
Vulnerable
Seeking

Desiring to trust

Words
Minds
Hearts

Dance

Lies spew
Without remorse
Just cause

Erasure

Soul violation
Hypocrisy masked
No roll call

Another non-person
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One Piece of Trash

I saw a piece of trash
on the ground today.
I could have walked right by
and let that litter lay.

I paused a moment, looked around,
as people quickly passed.
Reaching down I wondered,
why do we move so fast?

Maybe folks will notice
when the litter is a heap.
I hope we soon slow down
before it gets too deep.


april 11, 2007
judithpiper