Tracy McPherson: Born in the northwest and grew up in Southern California, I consider Hawaii home (Don Blanding led me there). Something about blue water and yellow ginger in bloom. I have myriad interests, hobbyist and artist, jewelry designer, fiber arts. I started writing as a pre-teen. I love snorkeling and deep sea fishing, horticulture, gourmet cooking. Lived in Hawaii and California, studied trans-cultural shamanism and International Banking Law. I was a banker, single mom (he still calls me Major Dood) have been a bartender, coffee farmer, Sunday school teacher, office manager, tournament winning fisherwoman. Now I am back to spiritual counseling, professional psychic and "fun "artist. Life is not a spectator sport. "I have lived the breadth and width of it as well as the depth of it." Sort of retired now I appreciate adventure at a leisurely pace. Aloha Tracy.

Heroes Heartbreakers

 

Those Sterling Knights
in Shining Armor
somewhere along
my line of disappointment
and heartbreak
it occurred to me
that Heroes are
only statues
men with feet of clay
see those clay feet
hollow with some debris
cigarette butts, roaches
smashed beer cans
broken hearts
the litter
of their lives
I'll trade em all
for an ordinary guy
with integrity
humor
intelligence
and the capacity
and ability to love
himself
and me

 

 

Untitled

 

Standing on the beach
Barefoot in the warm sand
Watching the waves
Feeling the siren beauty of the sea
And the confusion of my world
Diving into the waters of truth
Finding the dividing line between
Blue reef dreams and cool
Deep blue water reality

 

 

Mother's Day

 

she awoke with a glow
the great mystery
had finally happened
there is life
growing inside her
too soon
for a doctor to tell
not too soon
for every cell
of her being to know
Happy Mother's Day
keep it a secret
until we're sure
carry full term
this time
forty weeks
morning sickness
strange cravings
high energy
no energy
anticipation
flutters
kicks
a girl
a boy
a Huckleberry Finn Kid
a Beribboned princess
no amniocentesis
Surprise it's a boy
No surprise here
we had talked for
forty weeks
my Huckleberry Finn Kid
and I
Happy Mother's Day

 

 

silly window

 

They said it was
A window of opportunity
hmmm
does it have glass in it and a screen?
Is it an old double hung
or a modern slider
single or dual pane
can I open by myself?
Do you open it,
remove the screen
and simply step through?
If you snag your pants
or the heel of your shoe
and trip
do you land
in the field of possibilities?
and landing in the field of possibilities
do you get dirt on your shoes
and grass stains on your pants
do you hate it
when the security guards
escort you out
cause you dont have
a back stage pass

 

 

another day

 

the aroma of coffee brewin
a neighbor's dog barks
bicyclists on the bay path
and the chonk of the paper
as it hits the door
windows are open
and the land breeze
brings its
cool morning
greeting
another day in paradise
wherever I am
another day to dance
and love and laugh
at it all

 

 

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