Frontiers

Am I a pioneer
or just here--

I found out Hawaii,
a song in the snow,
mozarella and salami
all on my own.

But so did you,
before me, too.

What about light before dawn,
the smell of stacked hay,
horse hoof and cat's yawn--
those are mine, aren't they?

You can tell me nothing's new
until you're blue,
but in the end, I'll discover you.

[read it backwards] !AHha

Confessions/Are we saints yet?

And when and where and who decides
and what does sainthood mean--is it
like love, like turning on and off the light--
Good God! The light is on again.

You Can Take It

[to name a few] Dear to Me:

2 new jars of peanut butter
canoeing like Pocahontas with her friend Keiko (or Jenny)
stovetop popcorn buttered with Brewer's yeast
poking jellyfish in the bay
a little song at dusk
tank of gas, compliments of brother
brother(s)