Alive

Monday, December 29, 2014

I am Waiting

I am Waiting poetry series

The girl wants to pull a
wagon cart
her mom thinks too heavy
for her

I am waiting for her
to figure how to
pull out
the upright handle

There seemed an
indentation for a
finger grip
may be that is it

In few minutes
she pulled the
handle by herself
and pulled the cart
away

out of the zoo
where
a girl was standing
not walking
not waiting to leave
even after closing time
She didnt want to leave
so she didnt want to budge

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Austrian Crystal

Peacock feathers

have eyes

This peacock brooch

has eye beads

all over.

Aquamarine

According to the Smithsonian, Aquamarine has the same origins as Emerald, its the minerals that are in it, that gives them their different colours.

Yesterday, the Moon was golden and big. I have always approached this from west and on foot. Last night we drove towards it from the east. With each pole we passed, it seemed like there was one main pole, where we would stop seeing it, but it kept bouncing pole after pole.

Tanzanite

Tanzanite was accidentally found after the plains were burnt during a strike.
According to the Smithsonian sie, depending on how the Tanzanite has been cut, it can resemble sapphire or amethyst.

Legs of a Viking Ship

The Viking Ship
that cant stand on land
on its own
In water,
its all legs.

Arctic Fox

white haired over dark skin
with a Snow Goose Egg
- white with dark splashes
in its mouth
Feral hunger

A Small Crane

machine
angled like
a high heel

We are going to the Zoo

We went to the Phoenix Zoo today. I have been there other times, volunteering at some of the exhibits - Monkey Village, Koala Exhibit, cleaning up Oryx Display.

Even though most of the animals are familiar ones, what struck me about the animals was their behaviour. Today we saw a rhino take a leak, it was powerful but when science kicks in, the say is that larger animals dont take any longer to leak. The rhino went back to chowing the grass. And then it moved on to the other part of its station. It did seem interesting to see what a Rhino does the whole day. It did seem like we caught all the other animals at their sleeping time.

We saw a lion sleep on the side with one of its legs up in the air. looks like armadillos do sleep with their legs up in the air. the tiger exhibit was quiet with the Sumatran tiger sleeping somewhere at the bottom of the raised exhibit. Once you get a closer look, you can still see, though lying seemingly dead, its huge. A Mandrill too took to the bed, but the baboons were busy grooming.

A Mom Orangutan surprised everybody standing spatchcocked against the glass and then took a blanket and covered herself in it. Maybe she was feeding the baby or putting her to bed.

I had seen adult komodo before, this time it was a young Komodo on exhibit. The adult was not out in the open as its too cold.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Things People tuck

A teenager waiting
in the Walmart
Returns Line

He bends down to
pick up his
cigarette that fell
from the back
of his ear

pair of slippers into the
planks of Aqaba Pier

Lids into the straw of
Maasai kitchen

The Lifespan of a Fact

The lifespan of a fact

Things I have to tell you

You hear me

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

pamper the Baby

Bassinet is such a short time stage, a couple of months. So it seems like a pack n playard with bassinet will just be fine for the job. But Summer Infant Soothe and Sleep Bassinet is too adorable to begin with. When I held the motor it seemed like it had a jiggly thing in it. later I realised this is how the soother gets its mojo of gently rocking and vibrating the bassinet. And along with it are soothing classical music, gurgling water, bird sounds and womb sounds (reminds me of ultra sound). The canopy doesnt hold well in place.