Cancer
Cancer 1
There is a tempering when the rain drains
into a series of pools
nested for that purpose
Cancer 2
The soft spot is what the carapace shields
but if it is not exposed
it will not develop
Cancer 3
A safe home is not just about four walls
or having enough to eat,
you also deserve care
Cancer 4
Seaweed gathers in drifts seeking a home
closer to crabs than urchins
dense ocean memory
Cancer 5
Little sparrow feels safe in these valleys,
even with the brutal storm
the legacy is deep
Cancer 6
If we gather all of the rubber balls
in one circle of stacked hoops
everyone wins the game
Cancer 7
Tears from rage or grieving release toxins
the way rain relieves tree roots,
feel the water settle
Cancer 8
A porch swing glides in the early fall breeze
enticing neighbors to stop
by for a glass of tea
Cancer 9
A pink coral reef appears translucent
through the eyes of a young child
protected from our pain
Cancer 10
Children play in mud puddles while elders
gather rain water to soak
the freshly planted seeds
Cancer 11
You see yourself in the reflecting pool
beneath the weeping branches
inside the bluest sky
Cancer 12
Snails inhabit the shells they are born with
sealing their operculum
as protective cover
Cancer 13
The smaller river manatee is home
in the sweltering shallows
wantonly eating plants
Cancer 14
The ceramicist designing a mold
was once a child imprinting
palms in the riverbed
Cancer 15
A child with a balloon tied to their wrist
imagines a grown up ride
in a helium blimp
Cancer 16
The relaxation of spinning over
and over down a grass hill
until you hit bottom
Cancer 17
Sometimes a body needs to feel the warmth
of morning sun while waiting
for the bus to arrive
Cancer 18
Emperor penguins cuddle up and care
for their eggs in ordered pairs
regardless of their sex
Cancer 19
In the nautilus spiral you cannot
discern which is up or down
heaven and earth connect
Cancer 20
Old Sow is a whirlpool in the Bay of
Fundy mirroring the shape
of our own galaxy
Cancer 21
Berms have the capacity for drainage
and rain garden aesthetics
as well as containment
Cancer 22
Rather than weave webs, some arachnids like
the Goldenrod Crab lure wasps
by blending with flowers
Cancer 23
Gathering ancestors offers the chance
to recreate history
from undenied stories
Cancer 24
A tetrahedron for every being
is a hermit like method
to house embodied souls
Cancer 25
Navigating a river by canoe
is easier when you know
how to handle boulders
Cancer 26
Midsummer moonlight swimming in the bay
rinses away the day’s grit
releasing memories
Cancer 27
The sand in the hour glass is running low
and we are required to turn
it over before time
Cancer 28
In the new old world our houses are built
with mycelium bricks pressed
from wavey cap mushrooms
Cancer 29
What makes twins different from clones is not
just the parent DNA
replicating a child
Cancer 30
The old ways summon with steady drumbeats
as new ways call with rhythms
of beating hearts born now