Present Repast

Present Repast
They sit empty set at the ready
I think patiently waiting
Lined up in neat rows

Waiting for the companionship
Of food, the flatware and glasses
And the people who will dress them

Glasses fill with wine, water, clink
In toasted celebrating
That this year once again we gather

Celebrating how free we are
To travel greet and meet
Those who are just a tad further away

Meet to eat the food that is piled high
And then those same dishes, they
Are cleansed and put safely away...

JP/davh (April 7, 2012)

Inspired by a comment from: http://phoenix-em.com/mariyakoleva/
Please visit and sup of M K’s delightful words

The Enclosed Marina of the Sun

*The Enclosed Marina of the Sun

No longer linked to the ocean
less than a mile away
The water now only a few feet deep
Is linked by bridge after bridge after bridge

Lined by homes that were once bungalows
Divided by small white picket fences
Now sport several levels - worth small fortunes
Each trying to see the sea

Yet all the view provides
In their safe little fairy tale community
Is each others curtains in front or back windows
Letting in or blocking the California sun

There are a few famed folk, or so I’m told
Who nestle deep behind those quaint walls
Perhaps one or two who have a longer
Founding holders with history hanging in their halls

I’ve found a few pleasant moments
There myself wandering up one walk
And down another - as a tourist
An interloping intruder into their sanctum

All I can do is imagine what their thoughts might be
Living in such a semi-private neighborhood
But then a visit ends and I return by plane
From west to east, to my own safe harbor

JP/davh (April 3, 2012)


(*The little enclosed community of Marina del Rey, CA, USA)

Panpipes?

Panpipes?
The big sheepdog,
Their pet places a paw
On the windowsill longing
With sad crocodile eyes ~
There is a different smell to reality,
A trick perhaps?
They will follow me and join
My pack, ship shape!
If a wish were in a dish
That could be supped and tasted...
I point to the start that shines the way
And with a whisper of fairy dust
We’ll spring into flight this night!

JP/davh (April 2, 2012)

Worlde #50 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/wordle-50/
pet, string, paw, smell, wish, point, pack, trick, shine, shape, taste, whisper

Process notes: Sticking with my storybook theme, I’ve had a second go ‘round.
Enjoy.

Melt My Heart?

Melt My Heart?

So keen to do my bidding
All I need to do is whisper
And they shall spring into action
One single, or the whole pack
On point to do whatever I wish
No leashes or string to hold taut
Always willing to heel -
I’ve no need to use a poison without smell
Or make an apple for a princess to taste
I need no trick to chase my quarry
I’ve the perfect pet
In livery with brass buttons that shine
Their added wings accent their supple shape
Delightful and with glee my pretty pawns
They are with tail and paw -
Monkey see; I point; Monkey do!

JP/davh (April 1, 2012)

Worlde #50 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/wordle-50/
pet, string, paw, smell, wish, point, pack, trick, shine, shape, taste, whisper

Process notes: I wanted to create something outside ‘the box’, nontraditional,
but always...fun. and I am a great fan of Mr. Baum and his many Oz stories.
Enjoy!

Balance

Balance

My skirts sweep the floor, often picking up spilled oil from some misplaced gauge -

It is a tricky craft he treads in and I am careful to be supple and tender

When the need arises, when he is forced to break from his acumen

And academia - There is a need of reality to be sprinkled and joy

To be achieved without the aid of acid vials or beakers of glass

Burning unknown chemicals -  for there are other juices

To be supped of in this life and I bring them to him

Squeezed from fruit in a polished silver cup,

After all

I am

The

Alchemist’s wife

JP/davh

For Wordle # 49 I'll post the link Tomorrow when the Wordle list is posted,

But for now the words are: acumen, sprinkled, sweep, oil, tender, acid, craft, joy, supple, alchemist, gauge and juices
http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/

Process notes: Honest the words just jumped off the page and transformed themselves. :)


*I need to add here that the shape didn't start out as a chalice... The title is Balance. I was working on making scales! But then well ... you know what happened. :)

Half Baked

March 18, 2012

Half Baked

I have discovered from previous visits
to retirement communities that there is a limit
to how many times I can get lost in the maze of hallways they contain
staff and residents are willing to lend a hand
some with unrecognizable gestures...(due to age, and mental capacity)

There is always some unfolding drama on those linoleum roads
those wheel chairs one drives themselves to and fro
some gents and gals intent on what they carry to make
a delivery to the community room of some old crooner singing to bring cheer -
those easy to follow tunes that everyone can enjoy singing

I have this inherent fear that one day I will need my children
to find a place like this for me, until then I’ll use up
all the sources I can find to stay within my own home
and be very glad that I am still very able to count
my own less than shiny, not quit round, rattling marbles

JulesPaige/davh

For the http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/  #48 Bakers Dozen list of wordles:
Inherent, hand, delivery, follows, drives, drama, gestures, hallways, limit, carry, previous, sources and singing

Toro

March 10, 2012 Toro!

The troupe was small enough - But who would have thought
That this non-traditional circus could cause such a commotion
I had not figured I’d be calling the police just for leaving my doors wide open
Now I’ve had to cordon off my store front - I really could use a drink

Really officer I think to myself I’m not from mars
Libation? Too much to drink I could see how one would think that
Sure if you were to ask anyone else they may tell a different story
But I think you’ll have to settle on my account as the most accurate

When you do a fair amount of traveling to strange places - that can take
A toll on you and you can get confused and forget to lock cage doors
Maybe that’s when all the trouble started? Not enough sleep?
Could the accident have been prevented? Maybe, but can we move on?

It is quite amazing that there wasn’t all that much damage
Most of us townies’ are more stunned that hurt
The news papers are going to have a field day with this!
Has animal control arrived yet? The beast is still in there

I just don’t have a clear handle on how it could have happened, but it did
Yes, plenty of blame to go around... can we get ‘em out before he leaves me a gift?
Frank the owner, sacrificed his parking lot across the street just for them to set up their tents
Maybe there were precautions, but the bull escaped anyway and charged into my china shop
JP/davh

Something different - sometimes the words just tell a different story...
Wordle #47 settle, handle, ask, plenty, confused, toll, mars, sacrificed, libation, accident, trouble, charged.