fragile beats

The hunter prowls the skies under the cover 

of night as planets align with the universal 

mind over matter, the pitter-patter of particles

superstrings and many other things, theories, 

false religions, faith, and unbelief no relief,

all is grief, all is suffering, so said Buddha 

under the tree until you break free from time 

and space no other place to be unequivocally 

suspended in a purgatorial state before heaven's 

gate, in the garden, don't be late remember, 

the message is grace and forgiveness, the final 

measure of pain and pleasure wrapped up inside, 

waiting for this moment to arrive, no time for 

amends for words and stones of broken hearts 

and bones stranded on the shoreline of eternity, 

where Karma awaits the coming of a new day, 

a new way to live in peace and tranquility, 

when the reality is the truth of our fragility 

Gravity Blues

Particles of gravity 

coming down again

over everything

over everyone 

under the sun

seldom seem

in between 

you and me

relativity 

in the material 

world where 

all abides 

by the law 

of entropy

but not for 

the universal 

mind not for 

me nearer my 

God to thee 

free of isms

schisms 

everlasting 

evergreen

just killing 

time in reality

in this tiny 

corner of 

the galaxy

 

Saturn Falls

Saturn falls 

into the sea 

of night

Venus in tow

under a 

crescent moon 

as sirens call 

like the call 

of the wild

echoing 

across the

universe 

in the back 

of my mind 

singing sultry 

songs in 

double time 

double helix

double-blind

to all that is 

seen and unseen

dark matter

and manna

from heaven

lilies of the field

and electrons 

spinning under 

the starry starry sky

Imaginary Time

Cosmic strings 

hold everything

together under 

the sun, moon

and stars, the fields

the sky an all-new 

cosmology points 

to teleology no 

causality but a 

design and purpose

to everything under

heaven and earth

where emptiness 

is form and form

is emptiness along 

the void that was 

in the beginning

and will be in the 

end while the universe 

unfolds a prehistoric 

creature in flight 

in imaginary time

Super Moon Blues

Jupiter rising 

under an ebullient moon

across the Pleiades cluster

Aldebaran lighting the way

shining brightly

millions of light years

away

from eons ago

somewhere lost in

spacetime

or Einstein’s dreams

of photons and gravity

in the extreme

where nothing 

is what it seems

including reality

so declared Rovelli 

from the left bank 

of the Rubicon

flowing freely

in sunny Italy

as the night sky 

retreats into the

sea of tranquility

Karmic Roses

Karmic roses fill the air

visions of Mary are everywhere

in the hour of our awakening

where joy can be found

in the real situation

Blessed be for all to see

forgiveness is the way 

for grace is the undeserved

forgiveness of the Lord

a quickened heart, a sacred vow

while others worship

the holy cow, when all

there is, is the eternal now

Balancing Act

Keeping the balance within

divinity always by my side

putting an end to past hurts

old ways won’t open new doors

to your heart small steps bring

giant leaps of faith free from all

restraints, doubts, and fears

whispers of the mind from days

far behind the wall separating

me and you who appeared

out of the blue can it be true

with nothing left to do when

something’s left unsaid

the answers come undone

by new facts and information

and the reality of the situation

comes clearly into view once

hidden by your thin disguise

of poise and confidence fragile

elegance hangs in the balance