Blame the British Open

My Monday has been a most unproductive day. Laundry has gone undone, dishes have been ignored. Heck, I haven’t even showered yet! I blame it all on the British Open. Normally it would have been over and done with yesterday, but rain delays messed with the schedule.

The final groups should be finishing their rounds soon, so I might be able to at least shower and make the bed before Studly Doright gets home from work this afternoon. Except, the leaders’ scores are tight and there is a very real danger of a playoff!

Thank goodness Studly is a golfer and won’t think ill of me for watching the Open all day. In fact, he’ll probably high five me.

Walking St. Andrews

on golf’s
most hallowed ground
men strive for the
claret jug
battling nature’s
elements
and unimaginable
pressures.
accompanied by
ghosts of
Bobby Jones and
Tom Morris,
wide-eyed
amateurs and
stone cold
professionals
stride historic
fairways on their
way to cross
Swilcan Burn Bridge
at St. Andrews
hoping finally
to lift
the jug
joining the most
elite of
fraternities.

 

The Swilcan Burn Bridge is perhaps the most famous of golf icons.
 
 
One of my favorite winners of the British Open, Nick Faldo poses with the claret jug.
 

Margaritas

margaritas ha!
deceptively innocent
but pack a big bang!

  
frozen or on rocks
margaritas deliver
a mighty mean punch!

  
wish i could have one
but those margarita nights
played havoc with me.  

Peace, people!

Asleep

most wander, eyes closed
unaware, disconnected
under the radar.

should they awaken
would sanity desert them?
would walls come crashing?

here’s reality
crouching between dreams and schemes
undiluted truth.

Photo by Alex Stoddard

Lip Syncing

Like Milli Vanilli
I could be a star
sing beautiful songs
karaoke in a bar.

  
Just give me a stage
and a muted microphone
I’ll rock your world
or make you groan.

  
Queue up Leader of the Pack
or Friends in Low Places
pour another round
let me into your graces.

Body of Work

she writes for herself
strange words, stranger ideas
maybe she’s crazy.

she writes poetry
searching for some symmetry,
imagery within.

she thinks in phrases,
bits and pieces whose sums are
greater than their parts.

Heated

bikini
clad body
lounging
by the
pool.
it’s
one o four
in the shade
even the bees
are quiet.

humidity
smothers
activity

summer garden
wilting blooms
trickling sweat
puddles.

lazy
heated
days
of
s
u
m
m
e
r

Pulling Weeds

in florida, weeds
exceed all expectations
pulling them becomes
counter productive
for every one i extract
two more seem to emerge
a green hydra battling
for survival when all
i want is a bouquet.
oh hercules where are
you these days?

  
 Peace, people!

Thunderstorm on the 4th

is there anything
sadder on July the 4th
than a thunderstorm?

unused, the fireworks
await clear skies for glory
and rockets’ red glare.

distant crack sounds near
weather or firecracker’s boom?
bombs bursting in air.

  
Peace, people!

Serious Man at Barnes and Noble

it’s easy to spot
the serious gentleman
he’s notating joyce.

  
a pen in one hand
he scribbles in the margins
frowning all the while.

 

James Joyce’s handwriting
 
can he not see that
frowning creases his forehead?
oh, i suppose not.

Smiled

He smiled
I ducked my head.
he spoke
i can’t remember
what he said.
it was probably
just hello or
maybe a simple hi.
whatever it was
opened up a whole
new world in the
blink of an eye.
love starts that way,
you know
when you least
expect it.
it’s real all the
same and sometimes
lasts forever.