2.3254 : 3/31/14 : Mid Day Shift

Read about it

never found it again

two magic hours

every day renew and then

life intervened

for maybe 19 years

had some laughs

sure had some tears

but today I recall

and mean to reach and grab it

deep down I still believe

it's just a matter of habit

what

2.3253 : 3/30/14 : Higher Purpose

I'm kill this poison

with stronger poison

how'd I get

so smart

there's no such thing as

a higher purpose

there's no such thing

as art

there's such a thing as

getting my end in

you better all

watch out

I gave up looking

for my higher purpose

I'm on a tear

a rout

I'm kill the stronger poison

with lord high

ultrapoison

I'll seed it in

the clouds

oh how I'll laugh all

immune and furious

watch it rain on

the crowds

what

2.3252 : 3/29/14 : All Exits

What about this hell?

All exits

no destination

Say nothing matters

what on earth

is re-creation?

We shout our questions

into a deep hole

No echo:

And every exit with a stiff toll

what

2.3251 : 3/28/14 : Poleaxe

Unship the poleaxe

lay me flat

I want to check out from it all

just like that

no indecision

no dissertation on facts

just promised peace

carried on

the whistling of the poleax

what

2.3250 : 3/27/14 : The Decision to Fast

The decision to fast

and all it entails

try to transcend this plateau

of freaks and fails

hunger is a medicine

and anodyne a sauce

contrast for those getting soft

and and antidote for loss

what

2.3249 : 3/26/14 : Sit In Silence

What's wrong with the question

is that the question

is there something wrong

with that question

Shut up and work for a while

only a suggestion

shut up and sit in silence

and when you come on back

a while hence

I'll ask you

what was wrong with the question

is it that the only answer

is not this?

between the mu and the wu wei

and lacking a receptacle for pot piss

anyone could be forgiven

for being confused

Still the easy answer offered

was refused

what

2.3248 : 3/25/14 : Recover

I need a day to recover

form the shock and disappointment

only kidding

the affliction

just required

some tea and ointment

only kidding

we were slightly ill

and plus the same old same old

and I ought to chase

that bitter pill

before its trail gets

too cold

what

2.3247 : 3/24/14 : Money Tree

It comes around again

a bad card

I got a bad card tree

yeah it's hard

I got an it's hard tree

It's metaphysical

the way we make things hard

sure makes me quizzical

tonight I'll have a feeling

that I've had before

I'll shake the money tree

and hear a slamming door

there was no doorway there

just in my mind

Still looking for a way that way

I must be truly blind

what

2.3246 : 3/23/14 : Chances

I lowball bids for cheap chances

as the mind descends to dances

with the grim mechanics of

inevitable removal

from the mortal plane that we all face

if I knew the time I'd pick up the pace

and get over my standing

and the seeking of approval

my fate's for sure the pure and mundane

I can't seem to corral my brain

though golly how it

still wants to believe

and if I'm playing crazy chance's game

I best transcend the same old same

and get behind

the very best I can conceive

what

2.3245 : 3/22/14 : Lobby

Who do I hire to lobby

what's the coin

is there a society

I need to join

these barracudas

these greedy sharks

circling to take a

bite out of us marks

who do I hire to lobby

on my behalf

where to apply the influence

where to spread out the graft

do I pay up with silver

will 30 pieces do

or could I skip the lobby

take this one straight to you

what

2.3244 : 3/21/14 : Paint a Picture

Paint a picture

with light with words

with a certain

13 tones I heard

I put this to you

we're all bound for dust

and maybe sooner than we think

so while we can paint we must

I went looking for wisdom

and I found a lot

I went looking for an answer

and got put on the spot

paint me a picture

said the Lord most high

I said you'll see how I do

for I am such

a stand-up guy

what

2.3243 : 3/20/14 : As Long as You Believe (TWoB 11/11)

They'll howl to hear me say

it's the secret to doing

anything yes anything at all

one word: believing

As long as you believe

you can do anything

drive a race care paint a picture

get on stage and sing

Anything you believe you can do

When you believe strong enough

if I shout it out on the corner

if I sing it long enough

and they'll try to shout me down

let's see you fly they'll say jeering

I had to laugh as they faded out

and I saw my teacher was appearing

As long as you believe

you can do anything

drive a race car paint a picture

get on stage and sing

Anything you believe you can do

When you believe strong enough

if I should it out on the corner

if I sing it long enough

what

2.3242 : 3/19/14 : There Are No Mistakes (Only Happy Accidents) (TWoB 10/11)

Hard to believe

what with terrible things

but then again if

you're to believe anything

not exactly planned

certainly not all good

not a bit of easy but

the thing we understood

is that there are no mistakes

only happy accidents

and so we paint the sky

and so we make the firmaments

so we make this majestic roof

fretted with golden fire

so make our magic non-mistakes

and so each day inspire

what

2.3241 : 3/18/14 : If You Want the Bad Stuff Watch the News (TWoB 9/11)

Let me summarize my views

as one who's paid his share of dues

As species as a race

We've got the ability to fix this place

We've got the talent and the good heart

We've got the knowledge we've got the art

and that's me that's just my own views

So if you want the bad stuff watch the news

if you want the murder and catastrophe

if you want the war and misery

I'll be down here sawing this old harp

Maybe Pollyanna but the brain's still sharp

billions of hearts are ruled by love

Whether there's anything below, above

We've got all that we need here and now

Follow our heart and you will find out how

Get on my level leave the bad behind

get on my level get into my mind

You won't get this skill in the daily link

You'll get so blissed you won't know what to think

what

2.3240 : 3/17/14 : Beauty is Everywhere (TWoB 8/11)

Beauty is everywhere

So I went forth without a care

You've got to take time to sit and stare

because you know beauty is everywhere

You know that beauty is in the sky

Eyes up and beauty won't pass you by

You know that beauty is in the trees

Oh won't you stay with me beauty please

the mountains and the twining springs

all of the flying and creeping things

the sea especially in the clouds

So get away from the smoke and crowds

Beauty is everywhere

So I went forth without a care

You've got to take time to sit and stare

because you know beauty is everywhere

what

2.3239 : 3/16/14 : Clouds are Very Free (TWoB 7/11)

Clouds are very free

and oh how

I wish it were me

float above it all

leave life behind

eternal free fall

Sometimes fall in rain

no worries in it

no failure or pain

always rise again

reform

free in wind

in sun in storm

what

2.3238 : 3/15/14 : This is Your World (TWoB 6/11)

This is your world

do you believe it

To make of what you will

the clue did you receive it

There's a lot of us

ho hell a lot of us

can we share all this

possessing

are we marching

or regressing

still it's your world

not there or then

but here and now

it's either sword or pen

I chose my weapon

long ago so now I see

I was waiting on a signal

and you gave it me

This is your world

do you believe it

to make of what you will

the clue did you receive it

what

2.3237 : 3/14/14 : Let Nature Make You Happy (TWoB 5/11)

We better damn well

try to keep some

We better start now

boy we're gonna reap some

industrial whirlwind

rain on the cement

Better keep your green space

Better pursue that talent

there's compensation

it's not all hair shirt

there's peace in tall trees

there's join in clean dirt

let nature make you

happy and show it

We better damn well

keep some and grow it

what

2.3236 : 3/13/14 : Talent is a Pursued Interest (TWoB 4/11)

No such thing as talent

I heard that one somewhere else once

From someone else altogether

enough said from this here dance

Only the desire it's suggested

and the pursuing it

talent is a pursued interest

yeah no fate no born to this kinda shit

What's your interest then hey

What's got you on the hooks

see it like a deep wondrous dream

and make that chase one for the books

what

2.3235 : 3/12/14 : You Need Dark to Show Light (TWoB 3/11)

Said you need dark

to show light

You know that one

kept me up all night

Sounds like an excuse

like a riddle for a fool

Sounds like a copout

Yet it still sounds true

evil isn't good

black isn't white

Even so you need dark

to show light

Someday to understand

how it all works through and through

given the circumstances

I suppose you really do

what

2.3234 : 3/11/14 : Everyday is a Good Day (TWoB 2/11)

Try missing a few

so to speak

and so you knew

that somehow no matter how dark it could play

Every day is a good day

Either we're in this

or we're not

can't always pick the time

or choose the spot

but we can always try

we can always play

I dread being put to the test

but insist

every day is a good day

what

2.3233 : 3/10/14 : The Wisdom of Bob (TWoB 1/11)

I love your voice

and I love the way you paint

if the results were not always my cup of tea

it's not a bit of a taint

to the joy to hear the telling

and the wisdom of Bob

and how you laid it all down

each day you did your job

what

2.3232 : 3/9/14 : Sick Again

Tricked again

so likely getting

sick again

oh which thoughts

to pay heed to

the quiet said

are there any that

you really need to

what

2.3231 : 3/8/14 : Scrape

Scrape something up

call it the daily portion

keep your trap shut

it feels like pure extortion

You may be right art boy

not a soul cares

prepare for the hater's smack talk

and cold stares

scrape a little paint away

it's a nice effect

Scratch a little highlight up

and do you expect

there's some meaning lurking up

in the metaphor

here's a mirror here's a plate

here's a barrel here's the door

what

2.3230 : 3/7/14 : No Wolf

Not rough not mean

not full of myself

keep most of my masterpieces

on the shelf

big talk and flash

not a game I can play

No wolf

but I get up and grind

anyway

one day maybe found

make a documentary

condescending of course

if a bit complementary

but the treasure I took

from the suit with the hooves

beat a thousand day reign

as the king of the wolves

what

2.3229 : 3/6/14 : Midnight on the Slabs

Midnight on the slabs

cracking jokes

making rough grabs

eased a little

but it's still all bad

and I can't bear to think

about the notion I had

what

2.3228 : 3/5/14 : Post-Cliff

I am post cliff

on the treble clef

I am amused, bespoke

bereft

I ran out of letters

So it's plan whatever

I can't take ten more years

I better get it together

walk with me baby

and talk me down

I got a mean desire

to blow up this town

with wild talk

and cliff shenanigans

I thought we were past

all that you hooligans

give it to me straight doc

will I ever reach the def triff

Will there be a warning

as comes the next cliff

and post cliff

anything but a splat

leaving me to fit

nicely in my own hat

what

2.3227 : 3/4/14 : The Cliff (2)

I guess running

into the bottom of the cliff

is better than

flying off the top

Reminds me of a book

a long time ago

a magic lion

that long slow drop

Once upon a time

I knew how to tell a story

What happened to me

anyway?

it went over the cliff

When I was thinking about

tomorrow

yesterday

what

2.3226 : 3/3/14 : The Cliff (1)

Good god

and you slide off the cliff

oh for a good book

and a little spliff

Whatever tomorrow meant

yesterday

You get it?

It doesn't matter

anyway

what

2.3225 : 3/2/14 : Circles

Drawn circles around

five hundred things

Show me the measure

of he who sings

when the chips are down

and the hammerfall whistling

Does it matter

can I be him

with the grasping

and the thistling

I can't commit

to the tale I want to tell

I can't get the singing right

So I just yell

another dumb bad venture

round the bend

Sing a circle round it

and full charge the dead end

what

2.3224 : 3/1/14 : Five Flavors

Five flavors

on your emotional tongue

I'm sure you're familiar

with this or that one

Fear anger

joy and disgust

you maybe heard there was no other

but believe you must

can you name my

favorite number five

it'll haunt you

every day you're alive

I know it will

but will not whisper a word

but give me a wink

So I'll know you heard

what