The Last Shall Be First

amundsen 

was the last man

to be the first

to reach the south pole

the moment

i begin to share

a beautiful dream,

it is over.

armstrong

was the last man

to be the first

to walk on the moon

is it an impossibility 

to share a dream

without ending it?

Wrong Direction

as he peers looking with all his might

something unfamiliar appears.

something beautiful, something exciting,

something new

amazed at the wonder of unexpected change,

he realizes the power

of occasionally gazing with all his might

in another direction.

Temporal Three a.m. Thoughts

 

at the 180th meridian 

the international date line, 

an imaginary line

divides yesterday from tomorrow.

walking east,

i lean into the future,

heading west,

i recede into history.

only when

i straddle the line

am i grounded

in the imaginary present

btw 

Fiji is the only place in the world

where one can walk

across the international date line

without snowshoes 

Just Live It!

meager life:

sitting in boardrooms,

occupying living rooms,

sleeping in classrooms,

next best thing to premature burial 

prosperous life:

trudging up mountains,

slogging through swamps,

rowing river rapids,

digging, planting, napping in the shade.