Carlsbad Sunset

My beautiful Carlsbad sunset view

Happens daily right on cue

Beauty always without fail

On cloudy days behind a veil

Delights my heart, stirs my soul

Fills my spirit, makes it whole

Seagulls quiet as pelicans pass

Gentle waves like crystal glass

Orange spills to touch my feet

I feel connected and complete

Soft sea breeze caress my face

Close my eyes and feel the grace

Brings me peace, tranquility

Ocean sounds my destiny

Precious moments have their play

Closing curtains of my day

Sunset arrives I am at peace

For me it signals day’s release

Jim Pinto

11 November 2016

My Godwit

There are lots of birds on my Carlsbad beach
Pelicans passing while seagulls screech
My favorite bird is a soundless loner
On my strip of beach, he is the owner

My godwit arrives when few are around
Keeps going all day, with never a sound
Dancing with foam while dodging the waves
Digging for the sand crabs he specially craves

He buries his long beak down deep in the sand
Most times it seems there is little at hand
But he keeps on digging with tireless jabs
Persistence rewarded with nice tasty crabs

Jim Pinto
12 October 2016

Bernie Sanders' Campaign Issues

Look around you to see all the signs
Rich getting richer while middle-class declines
Politicians in the grip of big money donors
Voting like minions obeying their owners

Wall Street and wealthy must pay taxes their share
Not shelter profits with tax dodges not fair
Racial injustice a total outrage
Women’s pay equity, raise minimum wage

Lower prices for drugs and health-care for all
It’s urgent America, we can no longer stall
Save our planet with climate change
Vote for Bernie, he will help us arrange.

Jim Pinto

12 February, 2016