Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Last Tattoo, Singleton Hippie Art, 2008

The Last Tattoo
(c) Singleton 2008

Peace,
a tattered Kite,
wilted
mildewed,
lost in the wind,
dancing
free
and
going low...
dipping under
tree limbs
power lines
"Do not Enter"
signs
and laughing...
A sudden butterfly....

Peace,
a broken window,
panes shattered,
splintered,
laced in cobweb
art,
etch~a~sketched
by "come~hither~to"
widows in mourning,
mouth wide open for
the sunshine
streaming
pouring,
a long necked bottle of
golden beer....
suddenly intoxicated....
a gate to secret worlds....

Peace....
a tarnished penny
balanced
heads up
between
the couch cushions
six years old
and two relationships
later,
waiting....
a trinket
of hope
and superstition,
a sudden
meant~to~be....

Peace.....
the accidental finding
of
all you've
never ever looked for
but everything you've ever
dreamed of
in the damndest places
at the damndest times....
a mathematical fraction
so miniscule in the big picture,
it's all consuming
and overwhelming
and rocks your world....

Peace....
The last tattoo....

Wear it well, baby....
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6 comments:

  1. Maithri8:27 PM, April 24, 2008

    I see you
    standin on the wave
    preachin...
    teachin..
    singin...
    your peace songs
    to the wild winds

    You
    Are
    a gift
    from the
    Mystery

    And
    JSYK

    I read last night
    of a mathematician
    who discovered
    that if a butterfly
    flaps its wings
    in Brazil

    She can create
    a tornado
    on the other side
    of the world...

    And I know you know...;)
    have always known

    Keep spreadin
    your wings
    and
    whisperin
    peace
    dear friend

    I look out
    this
    old Australian
    window

    and i swear
    i can
    SEE
    the wind

    you sent

    My love to you, M

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  2. singleton11:50 PM, April 24, 2008

    Maithri....
    you are the butterfly
    flappin' it's wings
    in Brazil
    creating a
    tornado
    on the other
    side of
    the world...
    your words...
    your songs...

    Keep preachin' my friend....
    the world is round....
    May the circle be unbroken

    Peace~love
    in the
    wind

    The Butterfly Effect....

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  3. ~Babs11:53 PM, April 25, 2008

    Found penny,heads up
    reads:

    Liberty
    and
    In God We Trust


    A profound treasure.

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  4. singleton12:12 AM, April 26, 2008

    Babs...
    Clink! Real time!
    And yes, girl,
    a profound treasure.....
    And,
    today,
    the lucky
    clinkity tinkity clinked
    to the bottom of the wishing pond,
    landing face up,
    smiling at me,
    from a world away....
    And I smiled...

    In God we trust....

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  5. Maithri2:44 AM, August 06, 2008

    I came to read again,
    of the sudden butterfly

    and etch the tattoo
    onto my hand...

    Peace...

    Love to you my friend, M

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  6. singleton7:06 AM, August 07, 2008

    The only tattoo you'll ever need...
    the reminder....
    Peace where we
    make it,
    find it,
    believe in it....

    Much love, my friend,

    Wishing you butterflies
    in an unexpected sky....

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