here in dark of dawn's prebirth
comes a whooshing whooshing...
angel wings still flutter softly
'round the hearts of mortal man

birthing pains in nut shell open
releasing seeds to fertile Earth
even ice melts in the furnace
of the river rushing forth

time stands still but only shortly
or long if one is standing still
what clings us to a backward motion
releases as we boldly step

into the shoes of our own making
flowers need but once to bloom
in this garden of human faces
is delight of wonder... meant

hordes of angels' singing voices
praise the passing evening light
praise the birthing day to be
unclung to old miseries

"here" -- they gently touch my shoulders
first my left and then my right
"wings invisible will fly you
to the love that's pulling you."

all love is a pulling, tugging
to what calls a heart to play
see us here all tugging, pulling
one big clam shell open, closing

Heads or tails?
no
just arms and legs winding, walking
directing
this non-play no-one applauds
this long stretch home

we all want home
a comfort zone of just being
a hand to hold and know we're not alone
circles joining circles
making heads and tails of light enough
to heal a tattered heart

Salaam alaikum, alaikum salaam
Shalom aleikhem, aleikhem shalom
Peace be with you, to you be peace

signed:

Yaweh a.k.a. Allah

but they are not even humane to dogs
zillions of dogs getting the gas chamber every year
anyone that loves dogs can tell them
what a dog would prefer
-- would say --
"Ship me to those cultures who eat dogs
at least they don't eat me alive."
and
"Better yet, stop enabling us to reproduce
so many throw aways."

oh throw-away cultures
how easily we discard one toy for the next
pretending happiness --
learn that dreams do come true
even after we give up wanting and turn
to yet another attraction
"be thoughtful of what you wish for"
our elders caution
and William Payton, writing from death row writes
"As individuals WE MUST discover
at some point we are spiritual creatures
designed and destined to learn that
love is the source of life. If we don't learn
this
then we have not achieved the purpose
of our existence."