we are connected
you were first imagined
you were first imagined
mango sweet beaches
mango sweet beaches
east west hemispheres
east west hemispheres
long before our eyes met
long before our eyes met
before your voice was clear and strong
before your voice was clear and strong
blowing in from the music of my decades,
blowing in from the music of my decades,
long before our eyes met
long before our eyes met
along red purple canyon walls
along red purple canyon walls
inside New York art museums and ballparks
inside New York art museums and ballparks
from Woodstock to Mt. Tamaulipas
from Woodstock to Mt. Tamaulipas
between bridges and tunnels
between bridges and tunnels
ontop green gray smoky mountains…
ontop green gray smoky mountains…
the sweet sky…
the sweet sky…
you are my life’s ultimate work
you are my life’s ultimate work
you were imagined
you were imagined
all of you
all of you
crawling to consider birthday books
crawling to consider birthday books
counting steps in different languages
counting steps in different languages
munching on sweet Bermuda onions
munching on sweet Bermuda onions
sipping apple juice through the night
sipping apple juice through the night
tricking allopathic doctors
tricking allopathic doctors
stealing little league bases
stealing little league bases
catching touchdown passes
catching touchdown passes
drumming in 4/4 hard drivin jazz time
drumming in 4/4 hard drivin jazz time
computing algebraic quadratic equations
computing algebraic quadratic equations
manipulating convoluting puzzles
manipulating convoluting puzzles
delighting your teachers
delighting your teachers
swimming pool laps
swimming pool laps
reciting the Four Questions
reciting the Four Questions
gracing Saudi Arabian mosques
gracing Saudi Arabian mosques
soothing your sweet Mother’s worries
soothing your sweet Mother’s worries
your Father’s mistakes,
your Father’s mistakes,
and playing this life for all its worth
and playing this life for all its worth
long before our eyes met
long before our eyes met
long after our eyes have learned from simple truths
long after our eyes have learned from simple truths
we are links
we are links
you and I
you and I
historical
historical
meaningful
meaningful
way back before the dawn of Europe
way back before the dawn of Europe
we are connected
we are connected
powerfully
powerfully
righteously
righteously
notes blending inside major chords
notes blending inside major chords
primary colors blending abstractexpressionist paintings
primary colors blending abstractexpressionist paintings
competitors bowing to humanity
competitors bowing to humanity
modest travelers riding God’s long train to higher ground
modest travelers riding God’s long train to higher ground
keepers of the Light
keepers of the Light
historians
historians
grateful gardeners tending flowers
grateful gardeners tending flowers
many still to be born
many still to be born
you and I
you and I
we were connected
we were connected
long before our eyes met
long before our eyes met
when you read your first book
when you read your first book
before you first cried away from the womb
before you first cried away from the womb
after you crossed the finish line
after you crossed the finish line
since your first kiss
since your first kiss
for all time
for all time
we have been connected
we have been connected
our hearts bond us
our hearts bond us
our struggle together defines us
our struggle together defines us
power and independence
power and independence
experience and discovery
experience and discovery
shedding light and blinding sun
shedding light and blinding sun
your air and my fire
your air and my fire
we are connected
we are connected
not only because of blood
not only because of blood
in spite of it
in spite of it
not because of laws
not because of laws
in spite of them
in spite of them
not because of man
not because of man
in spite of him
in spite of him
we are audaciously connected
we are audaciously connected
co-beings struggling to breathe
co-beings struggling to breathe
son and father inevitably joined
son and father inevitably joined
tragically kicking each other’s tin can down the road
tragically kicking each other’s tin can down the road
forging our own paths
forging our own paths
all the time knowing
all the time knowing
love is all we need
love is all we need
to complete the link
to complete the link
somewhere close to eternity
somewhere close to eternity
when fathers and sons
when fathers and sons
emerge from all ages
emerge from all ages
to sit down together
to sit down together
at the feet of God
at the feet of God
Delray Beach
Delray Beach
July, 2011
July, 2011