Shel Graves' Sensorium

But shouldn't the planet be above? Taste:  salt Sight: yellow, white, purple magnolias; cherry blossoms; a vintage yellow convertible speeds down the street the woman in the passengers seat has deep purple hair; cherry blossom petals windblown falling like snow; from her perch on the window sill her tail hangs down Sound: laughter; a dog's snore Smell:  lilac Touch: summer camping air morning beneath the evergreens, dusty, cool but warming and growing hot Extra: In which, I have all the sweet and fancy ingredients on hand to make the decadent treat for a friend: chocolate, turmeric, cinnamon, almond milk creme liqueur; in which, my friend comes up with a secret plan to end the war; in which, she betrays everything; in which, we lose two lives; in which, hate continues to win Grateful for: those who make an effort

Taste:  vanilla Sight: pink wildflower Sound: raindrops on garbage cans Smell:  lingering incense Touch:  webbed feet, rubbery paper, tiny toenails Extra: a big old house, children who jump through time;  "Maybe Earth was a utopia, of a sort, after all." — Sarena Ulibarri, "Riding in Place," Biketopia "Above all, we need to understand utopia as a method rather than a goal … always suspended between the present and the future, always under revision, at the meeting point of the darkness of the lived moment and the flickering light of a better world, for the moment accessible only through an act of imagination. — Ruth Levitas, Utopia as Method (2013)  Grateful for: namaste; Utopian Acts; Earth

Taste: dry mouth Sight:  A water spray!; the officer's reflection; gold chains Sound: Crunch!; fast talking; a small cutoff scream Smell: pavement, rubber, heat, fuel Touch: forward and back - whiplash Extra: systems not meant to serve us; glaring disparity; theft; injustice Grateful for: luck; a sunny day; fitness; engineering; 10 good years; every time it starts; support systems

Taste: tater tots Sight: a brown, creme and gold peahen Sound: bird song; crunch Smell: Golden Era incense Touch: mush, crisp Extra:  Priorities = a robust and participatory democracy  end mass incarceration  renewable energy sources (solar!)  Grateful for: days with Sam, games with Sam

Taste: tart, sour, candy; macadamia milk Sight: sunlit clouds; white star magnolias; an orchid; wild pansies Sound: frog song; when the windshield wipers sound like woof or whining; "Woof!" an assertive, "Woof!" Smell: my funk of many dogs Touch: dog's paws; scratches; bruises; muscle aches Extra: a medical dream; holes in the face Grateful for: days with Sam, Wayward Vegan Cafe, games