Black

Black grapes
And black drapes
Black skinn on your black face
Black me in this black place
My black skinn is not your black face
All these black hands help up to the sky
Can we walk out without a trace
Close my eyes I see black again
Open my eyes I see black again
Close those eyes be black again
Black fingers and black toes
Leaving black prints and black foot prints
Black sunshine is as black shade
Lay under a tree and dream of black again

Black.

jrg/3/20/19©

Walking Hershey

 I see you sitting there looking at me
9:00 a.m. way past sunrise
You want to get out and hit the street.
This morning walk

Lets go
Yesterdays shirt, No socks
Sweats, Long sleeve shirt
Coffee in cup
Wheatberry toast, real butter
This morning walk

Lets go
Ear buds in
Joey Alexander paying
Straight No Chaser...live
Leash, coffee, toast, poop bag
Stepping out into the remains of  last night's rains.
Humid but not hot
Puddles and muddy ground
This morning walk

Lets go
Waive at neighbors
Swat away mosquitoes
Hershey tip toeing in wet grass
Walking though mud puddles
Lingering Hershey
Smelling everything
I pick up poop
This morning walk

Drinking coffee
Eating toast
Walking Hershey
Joey Alexander
Mosquitos
Mud puddles
Cars driving by
Smiling faces
This morning walk

jrg/09/29/18©

The Samurai Warrior

Over the years
I have had many students
A few have stayed around and continued to train, most have not
You have left many deep foot prints up and down my soul
I am grateful we have walked this journey of "Do" (The Way)
See you soon

6/9/2018/jrg©