Aries
Aries 1
The circuit between extinct and instinct
needs to be reconnected
to the root of tincture
Aries 2
Taking everything head on is one kind
of instinct, another is
propelling you forward
Aries 3
Syncopation is leaping from one beat
to another like a frog
chasing a dragonfly
Aries 4
A solo kiss feels like your lips touching
each other in a pucker
sweet on one another
Aries 5
If the five point star is too obvious,
we can follow cardinals
to the next vantage point
Aries 6
Under the carpet a trapdoor summons
the one wearing a head lamp
covering their third eye
Aries 7
On a trampoline you never have to
land further than the take-off,
the falling says it all
Aries 8
Around the center of a city lake
a tiny boat ambulates
composed of sticks and string
Aries 9
At the end of a freshly painted pier
a lone pelican perches
waiting for the next gust
Aries 10
When you first learn to ride a bicycle
the wind against your shoulders
feels like your teacher’s hands
Aries 11
An elephant allows a fly to perch
on its back for a moment
just to bask in the sun
Aries 12
After a storm the energy changes,
lightning produces ions
a new kind of pressure
Aries 13
An erupting volcano needs a vent
whether the cause is glacial
erosion or magma
Aries 14
It is easier to do a cartwheel
as a gaudy clown crab than
a gymnast on the mat
Aries 15
A lotus flower emerges from mud
along radiant circuits
the body’s own nectar
Aries 16
Gravity embodies an illusion
of security until
we embrace the free fall
Aries 17
A scar is an indicator of fate
survived and seeded once more
for destiny’s grandchild
Aries 18
Garden spiders devour their webs daily
and build anew in the dusk
so they remain sticky
Aries 19
An elephant spotted in a tree trunk
is more permanent than clouds
and less inclined to flight
Aries 20
The somatic healer will contemplate
what is needed to sustain
the energy within
Aries 21
When you give one end of the sheet a shake
the ripple effect is felt
around the universe
Aries 22
It takes two to swing the double dutch rope
and another one to make
the performance stand out
Aries 23
Before their arrival the children ask
us to engender a world
that they can venerate
Aries 24
Phobos and Deimos return from the past
to release their frustrations
with human ignorance
Aries 25
One person holds the parachute until
the mushroom game is over
and everyone sits down
Aries 26
Bioluminescence gathers sparks on
incoming tides, a bonfire
for dolphin vanities
Aries 27
The horoscope is like an almanac
unravelling our starry
quilt for redemption’s sake
Aries 28
The one in the mirror is part of you
if only Michael Jackson
could have believed himself
Aries 29
If everyone links up around the earth
we can circumnavigate
the past dividing
Aries 30
A double lane traffic circle makes space
for more exits as long as
you move to the inside