“So Here We Begin” by Rebecca Clites

As she explodes from the horizon
her force outshines the rays of the sun
Yesterday is strong
The world waits on Tomorrow
and Today always comes
She is the ocean’s mistress
She is born unto us
She is beautiful
And she is leaving soon
so we really need to take her picture
I waited in line 45 minutes
to see the woman with the long shiny tail
and now it’s time for her break
With my arms raised to the gods who always listen,
I ask,
“Since when do I wait for mermaids?”

There is a carnival in my neighborhood
and it is filled with water
Like an ocean with freak shows instead of pony rides
and roller coasters
The children’s screams and splashes
are causing all sorts of commotion
My best friend is riding a walrus across town –
She is dressed for work
Orcas wait in the background
The big gray whales fit in amongst the crowd
The ticket to the mermaid show feels soggy
in my hand – the ink will probably stain my pants
A voice from the gods who always listen replies,
“It is you for whom they wait.”

I am the mermaid
I am the freak
I am the show

So here we begin

My water world fantasies frequently contain
catastrophes simulating concoctions that can
only be derived by people
under the influence of menopausal tendencies

Rebecca Clites

Foto by L. K. Thayer

© 2011

“That Kiss”….snap by Mitch Hicks

“How did it happen that their lips came together?

How does it happen that birds sing,

that snow melts, that the rose unfolds,

that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees

on the quivering summit of the hill?

A kiss, and all was said.”

Victor Hugo

(Sneaky Snap Edit by Lord Hicks)

© 2011

Fruit For Thought…

“The most unproductive, empty,

fruitless fellow in the world is the man with a barren heart”

 Fred DeWitt Van Ambrugh

Fruity Snap by

Mitch Hicks

U.K. © 2011

Henry Miller

(Anais Nin and Henry Miller)

“Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery. The adventure is a metaphysical one: it is a way of approaching life indirectly, of acquiring a total rather than a partial view of the universe. The writer lives between the upper and lower worlds: he takes the path in order eventually to become that path himself.”

Henry Miller

Juicy Quote

“Everyone who enjoys thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit,

but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed.

– Herein lies the difference between them that create and them that enjoy.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Tangerine by

liquid

2liquid

U.K. © 2011

“Captain At The Crow’s Nest” by Benjamin Bourdon

On Fridays we wear fedoras and go down to the Crow’s Nest. The ocean view reminds the Captain of Key West, or as he calls it, “Kayo Waso.” I order him the tempura prawns and a glass of chardonnay. As soon as we’re seated, I watch his pale blue eyes following the young waitresses in their short skirts and high heels.
“Nice atmosphere!” the Captain shouts at me across the table. Then his eyes dart back to the tan legs and red lips.
“Sure is, pal.”
“I’m hungry!” he says, as if it’s an amazing discovery.
“How convenient, I just ordered you the prawns.”
“The frogs?”
“The PRAWNS!”
“I don’t have any fucking idea of what he just said. I’m all fucked up.” He makes eye contact with me. “I’m sorry, I was just talking to myself, not to you.”
“That’s okay, Captain. I ORDERED YOU THE P-R-A-W-N-S.”
“Didn’t you just fucking say that?”
“I did. I thought you didn’t hear me.”
“What?”
I start to explain again, until I notice the Captain’s grin sneaking out from under his bone-white mustache.
“You heard me, didn’t you?”
His smile confirms my suspicion. “WOOOOOOOP WOOOOOP WOOOOOOO!” he hoots. “She has a nice leg, WOOOOP WOOOOP!”
I follow his eyes to a waitress at the table next to ours.
“Good news, pal: it’s got a twin.” I laugh.
“I’m a dirty old man. Well, just call me DOM then,” he says, taking a sip of his wine. “I’m hungry!”
“Good, I ordered you the prawns.”
“The who?”

Benjamin Bourdon

Photo by Alexis Rhone Fancher

© 2011

“a good laugh” by Shirley Ballard

A good laugh…

is there any other kind?

Shirley Ballard (86 yrs.)

(Actress & Miss Calif. 1944)

http://www.misscalifornia.org/cbSite/cbActive/cbFormers.html

Foto by L. K. Thayer

© 2011

Fruit For Thought…on Easter

“The Easter feeling does not end.
It signals a new beginning,
Of nature, spring, and brand new life,
And friendship, peace, and giving.
The spirit of Easter is all about
Hope, love, and joyful living.”

(Anonymous Quote)

Snap by Mitch Hicks – U.K.

Thanks from The Juice Bar Mitch!

© 2011

Happy Easter Bunny Weekend from The Juice Bar!

“For I remember it is Easter morn,

And life and love and peace are all new born.”

~Alice Freeman Palmer

Juicy Quote

“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline;

the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”

- Abraham Joshua Heschel