square banana

a square banana
with a brown bandanna
laughed at me
with all the colors
she was knowing;
and was capable of showing;
her white teeth
biting every bit
of joy that she could meet
she started growing
in a shape - only
a charming girl could take.

what is left

after the dust you raised
while racing on your horse
will settle

after the noise
of stomping feet and voice
will fade

after the hot heat of today
when you are young and strong
will chill

after the battle
there is a longer time
that has remained to live

after all these I ask
what have you built, what have you left
to help your fellows through their days

what, have you asked?
it will be asked,
it will!

girl interrupted

perhaps she chose to stay
in lower gear when the world around
decided to accelerate and fast
let it be felt by chosen ones.

and then it happened
that her inside world asked for rest
a complete stop since it couldn't follow
the world outside

her vision of the objects blurred
by too much speed
that's all that happened
she could not follow the outside world

every now and then
and every day and night
she could again focus her mind's eye
into one spot, into one moment

before she fell into vertigo spell.
she had to learn to hold and play in hand
a warm thin hand a fragile world - her own
and had to learn (again) to share her world

to not be hurt by interruptions
(be them brutal) to be cured
then was allowed to step back in
the never to be interrupted spin.

egoland

in egoland
should you ever travel there
we are all foreigners
lonely and still
we're used to build
a world of fun
for others to enjoy
or to destroy
with careless feet

but should we hold
a hand in hand
an eye in eye
should we vibrate
on the same wave(length)
we could stand
another summer
and another
with the resistance
of the sand
who slips manoever

rush

we rush to see the smallest things
that we can see
attentive to every detail
with the brain, within heart, the cell.

we rush so much and ask the questions
on the small stuff
every day but once a week
we shall step back

relax from our search
and wonder why
and what's the role
of the small stuff in the grand scheme of things?

and where
do we go from here
with higher speed
tomorrow

because

because if I have to walk on a rope
you are the balance for which I reach
with the tips of my hands when in need;

because you are mostly there, within reach
and the sound of your voice can restore harmony
at least in my world, whenever shaken by waves;

because I have learned to close my eyes
and imagine with your help a better world
no matter how the world looks like when I wake up;

this is why I woke up this morning
ready to walk on a rope
and have fun with it, wherever it leads

no matter what the crocodiles think

the violin

"It taught me patience. That I could not achieve difficult things immediately, but if I continued to work and try, I would eventually be able to do things that seemed impossible before. Anger, frustration, despair, giving up, accomplished nothing. Patience and hard work could accomplish a great deal, The accomplishment gave me confidence. If I could do this, I could do other things that seemed very difficult. I might not always be able to understand just exactly how, but if I did not give up and kept trying i could perhaps eventually solve any problem that I felt needed solving. The trying involves concentration. Success does not come about by magic but by full concentration of the mind and body on the problem, When solution to the problem comes, it may not be fully understood intellectually or rationally, but it is a solution because it works."
Toba Sensei
from "The magic of Matsumoto: The Suzuki Method of Education" by Carolyn M Barrett

the violin

"It taught me patience. That I could not achieve difficult things immediately, but if I continued to work and try, I would eventually be able to do things that seemed impossible before. Anger, frustration, despair, giving up, accomplished nothing. Patience and hard work could accomplish a great deal, The accomplishment gave me confidence. If I could do this, I could do other things that seemed very difficult. I might not always be able to understand just exactly how, but if I did not give up and kept trying i could perhaps eventually solve any problem that I felt needed solving. The trying involves concentration. Success does not come about by magic but by full concentration of the mind and body on the problem, When solution to the problem comes, it may not be fully understood intellectually or rationally, but it is a solution because it works."
Toba Sensei
from "The magic of Matsumoto: The Suzuki Method of Education" by Carolyn M Barrett

anniversary

It was a hot day the 18 of august
when we gathered our friends
of which some were relatives
and some soon to become.

They came, some from afar
to witness and share
the joy of the day when
vows and promises of love were made

they stood there in the heat
to see the priest giving his blessings
to a bride dressed in white
to a groom dressed in green

and to their children to come.
and they heard his advice
on patience and trust that a reward will come
for the good you'll have done

we eat and talked and drank wine
then danced in the hot summer night
with dear people we had not seen in years
and with those we always held close

I framed in words to remember
the picture of the dear day
we celebrated love with loved
ones gathered in a bouquet like flowers.

plaques

they are so small
one would doubt they even exist
they dot the prairie of the brain
in scattered rain
they make it function slow and bad
therefore they must be found
and treated before it will all
and too soon end.

giving thanks

giving thanks
for the day and the place
where we're at
is something
I wish I would do
more often
than not