Days ending in miraculous May
After a period of intransigence from
the old-fangled smart phone cam
The Flaneur finally freed up memory
to capture new experiences
the illusion of images
April the 28th
April exits
in turbulent clouds
and chilly air
Spring is struggle
between cold and heat
Between darkness and light
Full moon onset
a strong sense of
transition
April the 29th
Abroad on a Sunday
Poppy Riot
Oregon street Berkeley
Milder temperatures
and receding cold front
After dinner
instinct led me down to the water
violet elliptical clouds hovered
UFO-like over the train tracks
A great highway of seagulls
extended over the Port
Many landed on the great cranes
before continuing across the Estuary
to Alameda island
I turned to my left
in the east there rose the pink
pink pink moon
full and laden as the Spring
An illusory realm
holds me in demi-sleep
yet imagining
that I'm still awake
At last one acts one's age
and has to admit that it's
past one's bedtime
April the 30th
The coming of
Walpurgisnacht
An appointment
in Berkeley Babylon
I'm early
and the sun is out
so I delay submitting to
a waiting room indoors
And find a sunny place instead
A madly painted bench
over the BART tracks
where the train goes underground
entering Berkeley
Third Rail warning
The Lorin district
lately burdened
by a tent encampment
leading to a severe punitive fence
as more public access green grass
is walled away
Berkeley is a wealthy city
but it lets public facilities
decline in the poor side of town
LOVE
LIVE
and Trudge
Count every blessings
smile and say hello
to passersby
Stay happy and holy
there's a train a-coming
All aboard
Next stop
Paris
Live inside a crush groove
without getting crushed
Take this exemplary cat
festooned for his
Walpurgisnacht
excitements
Do thy own thing
and you'll be king
May the First
all is glowing
all is splendid
Spring is a rose
A classroom
of kids marching
on College avenue
all connected by
a colorful ribbon
I jumped off a bus
into their joyful midst
outdoors on May Day
My next adventure
awaits me
The symbolistic
Morcam Rose Garden
My new May Day cannabis
OG Butter hybrid blended with
superlative Cherry AK Sativa
enable me to forget
an aching leg to climb
to the upper plateau
Follow me concentrically
down the primrose paths
A tranquil microcosm
perfect for a rest
on a very busy May Day
A real place you can go
where everything grows
4.
May the Second
Giant Flag Day
Not for the first time
do I open my eyes
and open my blinds
to discover a gargantuan flag
has pulled up while I slept
Under it passes a silent parade
police of every stripe
and the families
Remembering the lads of the badge
who have fallen
Cheers then
off you pop
2018
