Gruesome!

Zounds! Those

Ominous,

Monstrous

Bodies, so

Intent in their

Even plodding,

Scare the $#!+ outta me!

Mr. Frank is courtesy of those fun folks at the Courtyard Café in Port Townsend.

Ablaze

Fury

Ignites

Red-hot

Embers.

Street beat

Ballads sung by

Uncouth tongues

Served a purpose long ago;

Know that now, on corners

In towns, musicians play,

Nodding their heads in

Grateful glow.

It's got pluck!

Begging folks to shuffle their feet

And slap their knees, the music is  

Nigh to a tangy twang; they

Jig to the beat of those wire strings.

Oh, just hear that instrument sing!

Heard the group Kuinka perform at North Olympic Library Port Angeles. They played other wonderful instruments as well, and in innovative ways. Inspiring!

Pure country

Hootenanny music, full

Of celebration, always

Evokes a

Down-home feel, slappin’ knees

Or stompin’ heels,

With a cry of “Yee-haw!” It’s just

Natural elation!

Inspired by Family Night fun at Roosevelt Elementary School. The staff sure know how to help all families feel a part of the school community.

Goal intelligence?

Seeing through the

Murk of immeasurable

Ambition, the

Rebel thinker ignores

The clock, with no inhibition.

Thanks for the inspiration, Michael W.

Myelinated

Speaking on this

Axonal action, this

Leaping, as it appears,

The instructor peppered his

Address with puns to 

The delight of students AND peers; this kind

Of salutary conduction has been

Researched for many a

Year.

Thanks for the word, Brian E.

Canine convert

Devoted, watchful,

Obedient, true, they’re

Great to be with, for me a

Sense that’s new.

With thanks to Tiger, Lucy, Bubba, Nedley, Watson, Maddie, Max, Blue, and Stewie.

In the same boat

Close buddies

Hangin’ out as mates

Usually, when fishing, share their

Marine-born bait.

Trope

Meanings

Essentially symbolically are

Turned and carried over in

A concise

Phrase, then learned by

Heart or contrived

On the fly perhaps in

Reaction to a curt goodbye.

The Meal Report

Obvious large bits of food

Remain when eyes are bigger

Than stomachs. Insane!

Thanks for the great word, and awareness, Josh M. You and the Nature Bridge staff are AWESOME!

Setting forth

Leaping, uplifted,

And with blind enthusiasm we

Use our energy to

Nurture and serve the kids in our

Coastal community; we’re

Here to soar with AmeriCorps.

We wouldn’t be here without the caring, supportive spirit of Michell G. and Carrie S. A salute to these wonderful women and to our PASD team, Allyson, Amber, Jackie, Kristinä, Leandra, Michael and me. It’s been a great week!

Unwind time

A

Craft or game,

That time for play,

Is for some welcomed fun;

Variety

Is

The spice of life

In

Every day of rain or

Sun.

Follow the track

Listen, then observe

Every impression, for

A path is forming towards

Real comprehension;

Naturally, there is more and more…

It fascinates me that the Old English word leornian, meaning to gain knowledge, to think about, goes back to a sense of finding a track and following it. This comes from the PIE root *leis- (1) “track or furrow.” The related Old English word læst means “sole.” Soles and souls make impressions.

Rope wrangle

Two teams face and with

Unbridled strength try to

Gain ground, pulling their length –

Over their sounds, cheering abounds

From those encouraging all around –

When the center point’s crossed

A side has lost, the other won; for

Recreation, it’s all been fun.

The BIG picture

Nurturing our minds in

An innate desire

To understand all that surrounds

Us, we explore, we

Reason, we grow through

Every season; life astounds us.

Get set

Procure necessities,

Reel in anxiety,

Extract what’s not needed, and

Pack with care;

Assess your

Readiness.

Eventually you’ll be there.

Threshold

Let the

Intimation of this transitional

Moment

Inspire your

Next step, inform your

Approach to change, and

Life’s fluctuations, accept.

Thanks for the word, Rose A.

Friday the 13th

Stepping

Under a ladder or being

Passed by a black cat

Evokes a false

Religious fear or an irrational

Sense

That

Ill

Tidings will follow – a worry that

Is hollow –

Of illogic born, it

Nearly always invites scorn.

Might be mist

Now

Under

A cloud’s shadow, a

Noun or action might be

Construed in an

Ever so subtly

Different way.

Graphic synonyms

Symbols such as

Yin yang and a

Nation’s hexagram

On end, might have different

Geneses, but

Reflect

A common sense; both

Portray philosophically the

He-and-she dichotomy in

Shared and balanced harmony.

Worn out

Flagging pep leads to

A lagging step

That ends

In sitting down; our                      

Get-up-and-go got

Up and went. We all

Experience this noun.

Speculation

Connecting dots

Or considering any

Notion

Jump-starts the process of

Exploratory motion;

Can

The information

Used, into a

Rational

Explanation be fused?

Thanks for the word, Brian E.

Limitless

Vibrant,

Astronomical

Space, is it large enough

To hold all love and grace?

Dungeness fest

Cuisine de la sea we

Relish today at this

Annual feast.

Bon appétit!

We got the beat

Driving the

Rhythm of human song, these

Ubiquitous cylinders

Magic us along.

Intention

Planning to

Use your

Ready presence?

Put forth then your

Optimal, helpful

Self and enjoy a meaningful

Existence. 

Functional art

Backed and comfy

Enough to settle on, in a woodsy

Nook, this ingeniously-

Crafted one even

Has musical hooks.

Many thanks to the artist whose installation in Webster’s Woods Art Park of Port Angeles, WA inspired me and brought me such joy.

Brassicas

Cabbage, kale, and broccoli,

Rutabaga and collard greens

Uniquely offer

Compounds that

In other veggies are not

Found.

Enjoy them cooked or

Raw, with herbs. They

Offer iron, they’re

Underrated, they’re

Superb.

Thanks for the word, Amber.

Ecstasy

Excited,

Uplifted,

Perspectives

Have shifted;

One senses

Rapture,

Is

Carried, is captured.

Thanks for the word, Jon.

Pumpkins

Orbs of yellow blended with

Red

Are this color; some become heads for

Nighttime thrills in late October, when

Goblins and ghouls

Enjoy taking over.