The walk across town is not all bad
And the joggers you see are not all sad
Bicycle riders give out a smile
Hikers & walkers show a pleasant style
A friendly hello is a welcome to share
And a wave of a hand or a friendly stare
Is very nice from people you meet
And a cool breezy morning is a comfortable treat
And a sunny day with trees so shaded
And a stroll through a cemetery in a pensive mood
With a gander at the marble orchard messages faded
Brings order to the world with the common good
And the solitary air of that graveyard walk
Takes us back to Mother Nature from a world of talk
Great forces grow as giant hands bestowing
The gift of lava fire exploding
Volcanic mouths of flame devouring
Mountain land once flowering
The rains & plains are steamily imploding
While massive clouds of ash are blowing.
Now speak to me of your eternal circle
Oh cosmic reptile with rainbow skin
You spoke to Australian Aborigine in early time
But they are silent now with White Skin culture!
Speak to me now, at this hour, for my time
Or show me your reality entire,
Opening up the galaxy of my mind,
The astronomy of unproved science!
your are painted canvas in my study
But live to symbolize the birth of stars,
The deaths of many suns, and the pathway
to the superclusters of our universe
Chatham 1st night 1995/96
Florida sunshine may be warm and free
And Florida oranges may sweeten the tree
And Florida people are suntanned such
But its good to be home from traveling much!
Cape Cod beaches are clear & serene
Cape Cod sunsets are scenic and green
Cape Cod autumns are colors ablaze
But its great to come home to Wyoming sage!
Cheyenne may be windy chilly and cold
But her people are friendly honest and bold
Cheyenne may not have the salt water sea
But her western skies look natural & free!
Texas may boast of her stars big & bright
And coyotes may howl on her ranges at night
But Wyoming skies are clearer by far
At night we can see every planet and star!
But most of all its our Cheyenne family tree
So open and spiritually loving and free
I really feel happiness returning back home
The further I travel, the further I roam!
20 ,November 96
Ed Warsaw has published several collections of his works, including Tico Adventure and July Journey. They can be ordered for $10.00 apiece through Light Age, at the address on the front page.