Twas the night before Xmas and the fat dude was illin’
the reindeer were missing and none knew the villain

so they formed a committee completely of elves
and after creating awards for themselves,

they all sat on down to deliberate
but all that they did was endless debate.

Then a postman came through to get the mail out,
quipped, “What you ought to do is apply for a bail out.”

So the elves formed yet another committee
to decide who should go to Washington DC.

It was finally decided to send that jolly old elf
to halls congress they sent Santa Himself!

Santa begged and he pleaded for funds to deliver
a world full of toys “cause I’ m the great giver!”

But lawmen had been taken, relieved of their cash
by money mad conmen who took it and dashed.

So congress said “sorry no” to old Saint Nick
and cut poor old Santa’s heart to the quick.

When down by the White House their arose such a clatter
Santa went down there to see what was the matter.

And much to his wondering eyes did appear
Dick Cheney, George Bush and the missing reindeer.

What is the meaning of this asked Santa indignant
“Fear not pops” said Bush, ” we have no ill intent.

“Your credit was bad, you were in arrears
so the banker repossessed all your reindeer.”

“But I am the decider, oh yes, that is true.
So I bought your reindeer to hand over to you.”

“I am certainly quite grateful,” said Santa,” that’s true.”
“but I can’t quite help wondering what’s in it for you?”

“Santa,” said Dubya as he climbed on his horse
this is only a loan, you understand that of course.”

“But what I really need more than pay back you see,
is a major rewrite of my legacy.
A difficult gift even for Santa to give,
but take your time. Take as long as you live.”

And with that King George wished all a good night
and rode west on a gallop from the house that was white.

What if Obama’s job stimulus package benefits Mexico instead of the United States. The construction industry has been overrun with undocumented workers. Just as an economic stimulus package probably stimulates China more than the US, a jobs stimulus package may stimulate Mexico more than the US. For those who were unaware, the economic stimulus went to China because a lot of people went to Walmart and stocked up on Made In China Goods.

Paradoxically enough, there is a set of ready made, made in the US jobs that could be used to stimulate the US economy but Obama is forbidden to use them. They are jobs in the domestic energy industry. Everything from coal to nuclear energy. However, Obama’s constituency hates domestic energy so these jobs that would be in the US and benefit the US only are off limits.

Angel Sightings is a book in 4 parts: Angel Sightings, Written on the Wind, Water Wizard and Stone Poems. The book attempts to open the eye of the mind to explore and celebrate the natural world. In addition, the reader is invited to go on a spiritual journey into the wilderness and to return with a sense of wonder.

Angel Crossing

There was a curve in space to mark the passage of fire Angels as they fled from dawn to dusk.
Tarrying not lest shadows of things unmade or badly made take them unawares.
Riding plumed serpents across the western sky and down to the edge of night.

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Portion of table of Contents:

WRITTEN ON THE WIND 16
Smooth Bottomed Clouds 17
Thunder’s Back 18
Waiting for it to Rain 20
Preview of coming attractions 21
Nimbus of rain 22
Burnt Sunset 23
Cloud Craft: Mavens of the Mist 24
Guideposts on journeys into the mist 25
Canopy 26
Burning clouds 27
WATER WIZARDS 28
Drops on a Wire 29
Lake Affect: Morning Sheen 30
Cat’s paw and thunder at sunset 31
Stirring the drink 32
Falls 34
Gorged 35
Lake Land 36
Salt and Blue Skies over Badwater 37
Ancient Violence 38
Morning Ablutions 39
Shadow beaches 40
Glacial musings 41
Waterfalls 42
Sleeping on the mirror 43
Water signs 44
The Suns of Thunder 45
Paths to Nowhere 46
Blues for a blues man 47
Air Conditioned Crisis: Poetic Musings… 48
Old Music 49
Thicket of Thistles 50
Brass Sky 51
The Day begins in Mist 52
Dark Light 53
Waking on the mirror 54
Rain Hair 55
Softly the Morning Comes 56
Trackless 57
Morning Mist and Shallow Seas 58
Whistling Down the Wire 59
Birdsong 60
Distance Run 61
Penumbra 62
Water Wizards 63
Whether Report 64
Milk in a Dark Sea 65
Mist: Dust and Dawn 66
STONE POEMS 67
Painted Rocks 68
The Death of Stones 69
Australia 70
Alaska 71
Stone Trees 72
Winter Canyon 73
Mist on the mountain at sunrise 74
The beaded flesh of a stony lizard: rite of passage 75
ThunderStone: A Forest of Stones 76
Stone Sky 77
Black Stone Face 78
Daydreams of Stone Poets 80
Walking up the Stones 81
Solid Waves 82
Mountains of Ice 83
Cinder Cone 84
Visions of Cold Stone 85
Exposed Flesh 86
Mountain Vistas 87


Waking the Mirror


The mirror sleeps the long night.

When it is dawn and the ritual begins

Waking the mirror

At first small bright flying things

Each shinning with its own light

Each admires its reflection as they fly westward

Then day glow white herons or egrets

spread their massive wings so that the sleepy mirror gets an eye full

and at last, the sun, burning with the white hot fires of a new day

marshals all the hues of the rainbow

calls them by name

and demands they speak their colors into the liquid mirror

The glass is full of light.



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