MAKING A SEGUE TO A SEGWAY!

Segue to Segway

A surprising wiggle, waggle tilt,
then balance and launch,
leaning forward to go
and backward to slow.

Creating and Letting Go Ganesh, Hindu God

HINDU TRADITION

Friends study

the god Ganesh,

an elephant man,

deity for everyman,

providing protection

and prosperity.

The friends take clay,

shape the Hindu idol--

torso, trunk and tusks--

hoping worries,

whispered

into wingèd ears,

will fly with the wind.

 

CALLING ALL GANESHES

Speaking to my elephant,

dropping troubles in his ear,

made me feel lighter, better.

No way I’d follow the Hindu

tradition-- after ten days

clay idols must be dissolved

so Ganesh can be formless again.

I talked it over with Ganesh, but

when his trunk shook No, I knew

I’d have to imagine my guide,

allow my biodegradable guy

to slip his way into the sea.