Give It a Reasonable Chance

Back in my yurting days
I had a garden
That was riddled with fresh cilantro
Jumping out of the ground
Along with bountiful bananas
Hand over fist
And avocados that flew off the trees
Like cannon balls.

Give it a reasonable chance

And life will provide such riches

Depending of course

On what you plant

And what you choose to harvest.

There are no guarantees of course

Although in Hawaii
You can generally depend on
Rain and sunshine.
Those come free.

Running away from my former life
Was filled with potential,
Although I struggled to make the trip
With just one carry on.

American Airlines
Does not charge for emotional baggage,
Still, there can be a steep
Price to pay.

In letting go,
Breaking free of the falsehoods, flaws and foibles
That I held in my self-made vise grips
Pointed me in the direction of aloha.

Beans

I must get up today, and early, I must.
I have beans to plant
they need my help, just a little and
they will open their secrets
(add soil and water)
they will reveal their wisdom
(in the light of the sun)

and it is mine to watch,
perhaps to fathom,
perchance to know their miracle;
how they grow green
how they leaf and flower and bean
and wither and die
and then do it again,
rise to the new day...
and I wonder,
wonder and ask why?

I must get up and hold them tight
in my left hand;
can I feel their beauty
can I learn their way?
I must get up this morning,
I must get up
and try.