by D Shapiro with comments by J Shapiro
Catalina’s gray silhouette
pierces the red afterglow
of a fallen sun
A kayak enters
the half moon’s reflection
a wave breaks…
Poems
Still ^AMusing
by D and J Shapiro
Had idea of starting to re-write poetry with J, a reprise of our 1970-71 poetry book:
A
Daily ^ Musing
Ode to a Bell Shaped Curve
Played to the tune of ‘I could have danced all night’ from My Fair Lady. (Written in graduate school)
I could have analyzed all night
I could have analyzed all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my data sheets
And done a thousand chi squares
and ANOVA’s I’ve done so before before
I’ll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when p=<.01 all in the world was right
And yes, I could have analyzed analyzed all night
Fly, Children, Fly
by D Shapiro (Bali 1982)
Let’s dream of rice paddies and pagodas
and feel our bodies and eyes
Reaching deeper inside than we could ever allow
creating, in fear and joy, unguessed wonders.
Daddy get it (and other children/grandchildren poems)
by D Shapiro
THE PEACH TREE (3/7/07)
From gnarled twisted limbs
After winter’s harsh cold rain. . .
Soft, fresh pink blossoms
The Finger
by D Shapiro
Little pudgy hand
wrapped around my finger
holding me near for comfort and solace
those accepting eyes
Fleeting Passage (1974, 2022 comment)
by D Shapiro
Hi Precious Gang, (July, 2022)
I found a poem I wrote from 1974 while changing Shauna’s diapers (actually probably not while changing them, but afterwards, reflecting on it!) For those who have done it, you’ll get it; for those who will one day do it (Hi James, Liam, Nate, Jackson, and yes, even Skyla and Weston!) you’ll see:
Hands awkwardly fumble
to capture a moment of the
fleeting passage
Aw meaning on so many levels (sunrise, sunset, swiftly go the years….!:)
From, In and Toward Light
by the Shapiro Family – linked verse – Deane, Johanna, Jena, Josh, Shauna – published in The Laguna Beach Anthology of Poetry & Short Fiction
Linked verse in linked family: Johanna and Deane traveled for a year in Asia, including time at the Zen Daitokuji monastery in Kyoto, and a Chan monastery in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan after they married (ah, just celebrated their 48th anniversary!). During that time, they wrote a small book of poetry, including haiku. They noted that “It was wonderful to reconnect to that part of ourselves again, and to invite our (now adult) children Shauna, Jena, Josh (all of whom grew up in Laguna, attending Top of the World, Thurston, and Laguna Beach High School) to join us. We joke linked verse and linked family in love and poetry.”
Monk in a hurry
walks right past Enlightenment
Too bad he missed it