St. Patrick's Play

You know me as Imo/

But my name's Maureen/

Which makes me part Irish/

A seasonal colleen/

To celebrate/

I chose to make/

A dish fit for a queen/

And as they are verdant/

I say: Baking of the Green

Baking of the Green

Baking of the Green

Only slightly legal/

The Baking of the Green

Tsunami or not 2 B?

Tsunami Poem

A natural curiosity/

About a tsunami/

A giant swell/

Could very well/

Be the end of me

To be swept out to sea/

While strolling in Mill Valley/

That would be/

Extremely trippy.

At 23 Janes Street/

In the foothills of Mt. Tam/

I'm likely to stay high and dry/

So that is where I am

Safety first/

It could be worse/

Let the Raiders know/

A change of route/

Would be astute/

A safer way to go

By noon this should be history/

The waves' effect no mystery/

I'll be trodding on the path/

Observing the aftermath

Call me a whus, a whimp, or scaredy cat/

But below sea level is not where it's at/

I'm sure you and yours will be safe and sound/

But for the moment I'm taking high ground

In a moment of truth/

It must be said/

What a great excuse/

To stay in bed :) i

Mar 11. 2011

© Imo Music 2011

Love is Everything

In the most mundane way/

When it comes to brass tacks/

Survival/

Growing life from scratch/

Love is Everything.

Love is Everything

It's the double helix/

Spiraling DNA/

Undulating waves of light/

Carving out our way/

The active principle/

Which moves us from/

First breath/

Is also our first cause/

For happiness

Love is Everything

Love is Everything

Once you know/

"having feelings"

You join the rest of us/

That extra loving feeling/

Of which we make such fuss/

Having feelings for another/

A natural state of grace/

No less a miracle/

Because it's commonplace/

From hovel to estate/

A natural state of grace/

Always a sacred space/

Although it's commonplace

Love is Everything

Love is Everything

Love is Everything

Love is Everything

©Imo Music 3/06/11

Mill Valley

Weather Girl

A change in the weather/

For worse or for better/

Makes my heart undulate/

Like fish trolling for bait/

When the rains began to start/

They played / tattoo on my heart/

Making my love more intense/

Well, rain is wet/ it makes some sense

Then the days turned balmy/

and so did I/ constantly sniffing at the sky

Inhaling the air like a fine pinot noir/

Wondering wistfully where you are?

The sweetness of an early spring/

Mirrors the joy which love can bring

A shift in pressure barometric/

Is one more thing making/

my heart tick

And when the fog begins to slither/

It makes me want you to come hither/

A carousel of micro-climes/

Makes me more lovey all the time

© Imo Music 1/162010 Mill Valley 12:36 PM

Weather Girl Part Two

Saturday's mildness/

Gave way to a wildness/

Which always gets me going/

I feel especially cuddily/

When the winds are blowing/

The leaves are whispering secrets/

Our hearts already guess/

Ushering in hours/

Of Sunday's happiness/

Supporting the moist atmosphere/

a cloud of luminescence clear/

Titanium's the focus here/

At least for a few minutes, dear

Weather Girl Part Three

The pond ripples/ tickled by a breeze:

Hinting of nature/not quite at ease

The clouds threaten rain/

but are merely hanging/

Awaiting their close up/

When thunder starts banging/

The ducks have chosen to swim in a line/

Avoiding a tumult which will come in time/

The paths' loamy moistness/

Makes a slow transit/

Perhaps, baby grumpling,

that's just how Jah plans it/

Blessing each step which acrues pre-precip/

With weather/ it's making the most of it/

Saturday was Mediterranean

I'll think about that

when it starts to storm again.

I'm asking a question

which starts to perplex me/

Why changes in weather

make me feel sexy?/

I channel my urges through poetry/

Illustrating transmuted energy/

When tempest peaks/

I hit the sheets/

Producing vibes extra-ordinary/

2/15/11 8:51 AM

Mill Valley

Mubarak Steps Down

A massive day for technology/

Facebook and Twitter writing history/

Egypt gets a chance to be free/

To experience democracy/

Everyone seems so happy/

Mubarak's departure/ oh-blah-de/

Meanwhile at home/

Getting to core values/

I'm roasting Marias' Brazilian Cerrado/

My beans are cooling--but for a day?

I want to grind some right away/

Preparing my coffee in a manner traditional/

Layers a pleasure with joy additional/

The smell of roasting is psychedelic/

Tho' the hand popper is sort of a relic/

I raise my cup to the people of Egypt/

Your moment has come/

So glad you could seize it/

© 2011 Imo Music Feb 2, Mill Valley 10:20 AM

Caffeine Dream

Caffeine Dream

Following leads from the Internet/

Pan roasted green beans 'till they looked wet/

Transforming to brown/ beans of Ethiopia/

Put me in mind of a Coffee Utopia/

A world wide agreement/ from

Spain to Somali:/

When drinking fresh Java,/

Agree to be jolly/

No arguments about God or gender/

No belief systems needing surrender/

Just wave after wave of love unconditional/

When sipping good coffee/

Good cheer 'comes traditional/

Soon just the aroma of fresh

Brewed bunn/

Will signal the whole world/

To smile and have fun!

A vibe of enjoyment and relaxation/

Would spread like a virus from nation to nation/

Universal love would be the norm/

Starting with the first cup every morn

©Imo Music Jan 8, 2011 8:40 AM Mill Valley

January First, 2011

1/1/11

January First/

Early in the day/

I want to set a good note/

As the year gets underway/

Two thousand and ten/

Was an annum straight from heaven/

How to top that / In two thousand and eleven?

A sure fire way to ensure satisfaction/

Is a brand new batch of/

Oil of Attraction

Custom blend by Imo/

It's her umpteenth version/

When it comes to erotica/

It's total immersion/

So Happy New Year/

One and All/

From Mill Valley to the 'hood/

I'll put my best foot forward/

By smelling very good

© Imo Music January 1 2011 6:37 AM