place letters  on paper

...for   a-while

'til they gather together

'round a circle of clouds

 to speak

then

let them be

allow them to wander as they choose 

while you wander as you choose

wondering-where the scribblings lay

or where they rest

where would they settle into a pattern of meaning

to be lifted off a palate

to be et and eaten 

as if gourmet

like a violated ice cream cake

does any one wonder about these mysteries

as they amber about the room

crawl into the bed

tickle their nose

un-fasten their shoe

i wonder

i wonder

*...what 9/11 should teach us is that religion is a human motive as strong as sex or eating or sleep, and the secular  world that has pretended we can simply ignore it is foolish.

-Richard Rodriguez

*The notion of a dark God is one that we have to take seriously as the fierceness and hostility of religion become obvious.  It seems to me that this is an exciting time to be religiously inclined and also a time when one should be very embarrassed by one's religious faith.

-Richard Rodriguez

*The Sun and the Moon

Your ways R similar 2 the rays of the sun

Warm 2 many but 2 strong 4 some

The more u R needed the brighter u shine

Watched 4 2 long and your brilliance will blind

The eyes of mortal men who threaten u with doom

They regret 2 c u set but it is time 4 the moon

-Tupac Shakur