Nickelsville 1st Baptist Church

bigfoot & ZZ Top

12AUG26

Bad & Nationwide

bigfoot has no horses
stored & shut in the barn
but their forces
are more than just a yarn

with no saddles
they still ride
not just around Seattle
but nationwide

they're on a mission
they do not reveal
there is no beautician
at the wheel

like a blues groove
mean, romantic & terrific
they all move
between the Atlantic & Pacific

Enjoy your Wednesday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

This poem loosely references the ZZ Top song “I’m Bad I’m Nationwide.” You can google it and give it a listen if you are unfamiliar with them. Be prepared for long beards and lots of blues : )

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get to know

11AUG26

your own soul

a bell tolls
behind a door
it is your soul
time to explore

close your eyes
no more blinking
time to fly 
without thinking

all is new
near & far
find just who
you really are

need no excuse
to begin
to get used
to your own skin

make a pact
to smile as you go
you'll see bigfoot tracks
left a while ago

Enjoy your Tuesday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot rocks

10AUG26

outside of the box

if you stumble
if you fall
a good rumble
will fix it all

do what you like 
do not stop
get your motorbike
to the shop

be passin' cars
once it's in tune
like shootin' stars
over the moon

to inches cubic
apply the lube
bigfoot is Rubik
outside the Cube

think outside the box
it's time for fun
all of the locks
he has undone

Enjoy your Monday. I hope it is a great week for us all. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot & Trump

09AUG26

on different paths

a new arch
in D.C.
or march 
with the free

one puts his name
on every thing
one flees fame
with swift wings

one leaves tracks
& can cloak
one eats Big Macs
& drinks Cokes

one took an oath
each need explaining
but they are both
highly entertaining

Enjoy your Sunday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot clues

08AUG26

to the destination

the Kingdom come
the bell tolls
into or from
your own soul

avoids all traps
the big & hairy
sacred is the map
private the itinerary

the oil seeps
from a giant ship
in our sleep
the truth slips

bigfoot is a clue
wrapped in fascination
pointing to a new
map & destination

Enjoy your Saturday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

I recently visited one of my elementary school teachers. We had a conversation about the USS Arizona. We discussed the oil that leaks out of the ship. I later googled it and found out that about 2 – 9 quarts leak out per day. They call it “black tears.” I lived in a high rise in Aiea years ago overlooking Pearl Harbor and the monument was always there every time I looked out from my lanai (porch in Hawaii). Like the heroes on it, it is buried deep in my subconscious. I am sure it will surface again in the blog.

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the bigfoot curtain

07AUG26

is it lifting

a strange scene
a big bird
in the in between
bigfoot a bit blurred

a rhyme penning
a tall tale
is time thinning
all the veil

is the curtain
being lifted
nothing's for certain
with the cryptids

even away from the trees
all is dim
will we be able to see
all of them

off the shelf
no longer to taunt you 
ask yourself
do you really want to

Enjoy your Friday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot follows

06AUG26

Howard Hughes’s example

bigfoot reserves
refuses to reveal
he must have nerves
just like steel

the ultimate muse
trends toward distractive
knows being a recluse
ends in him being more attractive

always in the news
the bushes he tramples
he uses Howard Hughes
follows his example

he does not dress
too much of a chore
he knows that less
is really more

Enjoy your Thursday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot searches

05AUG26

your soul

flowers in a bed
beneath the sky
power that is read
beneath the eye

in the meadow
the brook winds
let your head know
in the book find

the bigfoot tracks
like a bell toll
something you lack
in your soul

you are the church 
whispers the wind
you must search
& look within

Enjoy your Thursday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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bigfoot chess

04AUG26

a fools game

bigfoot plays chess
his moves are strong
he makes you guess
knowing you'll be wrong

study his tracks
& even his feces
he sits back
& moves the pieces

the only cure
quitting if you're able
not even sure
he's sitting at the table

plays with your mind
as points are scored
bigfoot cannot be confined
even by a board

Enjoy your Tuesday. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

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does bigfoot

03AUG26

communicate with Heaven

in the night 
what does bigfoot seek
is it easier in the quiet
to hear God speak

does he have a clue
does he wait
do the two
even communicate

is he tame
or does he rage
are they on the same
or a different page

is he aware of the divine
as he travels the world
or like the swine
ignoring the pearls

thru the veil
with divinity
does he sail
into infinity

Enjoy your Monday. I hope it is a great week for you. Do not remain aloof from the goof.

The pearls and swine are a reference to Matthew 7:6 “do not cast your pearls before swine.”

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