Halt, sausage fingers! Just a modicum of salt Curb the sodium Your heart will appreciate Lower pressure, go easy #tanka #hearthealth #spiceoflife
Author Archives: RiteWit
Just a dream
The lobster in the attic has been a repeating dream of mine for many, many years…what does it mean? Wear shoes and beware of pinchers??
What does it mean to leave this earth?
What does it mean to leave this earth? Do we soar through sun-streaked clouds? Will we meet our Energy, our Creator? Will we amble about the earth as a distant shadow? Do we slip into particulate matter with no capability of memory, thoughts, dreams, or recourse? What does it mean to leave this earth? OnlyContinue reading “What does it mean to leave this earth?”
Tutor
I am a volunteer math tutor to two elementary school students in the city. My co-tutors have changed over the months. All very interesting young adults who are charged and challenged with their life ahead. Some leave because they’ve landed a new job. My latest co-tutor is Maya. Maya is from Lebanon. She told meContinue reading “Tutor”
#RiteWit #prompt #thaw
Free flowing water in the ditch Ice ledges break off, sound like fish Walking in just a sweatshirt No snow mounds, just mud and dirt We longed for spring’s warm days Faces pointing to the sunny haze Soak in the energy, do not stall Bask in the light one and all #whatwevebeenwaitingfor #shinebright #sunlight #mendheartsContinue reading “#RiteWit #prompt #thaw”
My shavasana
I slide into corpse pose Arms outstretched My mind goes eighteen inches into the ground The smell of rich dirt enters my nostrils A bed of Earth holds my legs, my arms, my head Deep brown against my soles, in my toes, covering my ankles Maroon calves, knees Darkest organ blood thighs, pelvis Bright redContinue reading “My shavasana”
The Mind–a honeybee genome
Octagonal shapes with many corners house our thoughts Our hopes Our goals We dream of being a busy bee throughout life Enjoying routines with passion in our hearts Absolutely loving a career, a job, a teacher, a boss, is a gift Many never receive Many displace Many rebuke Many loathe Many need #careercontentment #findyourcenter #livelifetofullest
#RiteWit #prompt #sediment
late night sips of water Oh God! A fly! dead in my cup–now mouth poor bastard poor me no more sleep sediment in the bottom of my wine glass sugar, they say chalk in my mouth experience wanes #lifeasweknowit #random #alwaysatnight
Give an inch-She takes a mile
Mudslide wipes Tornado clears Hurricane washes Floods recede Wild fires destroy Dreary overcast Shadows our psyche Unwelcomed replay It cannot be Evidence prevails Science tells all #globalwarming #climatechange #donotbeblind
#RiteWit #prompt #practice
Practice what you preach Then, never preach, just practice To make things better #haiku #timetoemerge #longerdays
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