trudell

john trudell
bird and beckett bookstore
san francisco, ca
2012

those things

yoga
in outer space
one of those days
no one will believe
except me
i know the truth
i know the things i see
for myself
i see
the things
i know
only i
can have trouble
articulating it
sometimes
so
i'll just stay
in my truth
in my asanas
in my power
of knowing
of feeling
those supernatural
things

be free now by ava bird

be free now

we tripped
through forests
to get here
we bounced
on waves
swimming
jams and lanes
flips and flops
and try it agains please
 just one more step away
from here again now again
free now
and then we fly again
 like atoms and bubbles circling in lights
shimmering and flickering bright
 blue lights glistening
 in the swimming nights 
when we leave here
 freeways and sky flights
 high skies and other worldly galaxies
 awaiting we
getting there in different pieces
we
all
various
 in other forms
are we
 eventually
 hopefully
we all get to fly
high
and
be
free

naked and alone

naked and alone

naked and alone
in a hot steamy sauna
i sweat and smile and feel good
i wonder about things
its dark and quiet
i decide on a perfect ceremony
i lay back
and put my legs
up the wall
way high up
back flat on the floor
and smiled
for a long time
 then went upside down
handstand
headstand
flips
it was bliss
and more
alone
in that hot room
sweating it out
getting it out
dripping
and flipping around
that day
in that hot dark small room
alone
far away
 from home
still
feeling good

beautiful layout of bird poetry!

http://culturecult.in/ccsummer/

none!

beginners mind

many years


many years
 many moons
ago
maybe not
so
 long ago
and far away
those days of sunshine
 those days of sliding and surfing and skating
late nights
and something else entirely now
even though those days still live in the albums, the tapes,
the shapes of all the memories
the hearts left on shelves
and wedding bells still sound
in the hallways
the kitchens
of creations
the new generations
coming up
coming back to the basics
the simple things
of beginners mind
finally
 playing with the earth
again
purely
laughing