ghost of carroll avenue reprise.

just the simple things like a mushroom glistening in the rain.
or a trike left to rust.
how our mothers must have prayed.
for the rain on a tuesday.

he left without warning.
and left me wondering.
am I really here?
how do you get to the sea from here?

I heard her tell you the story.
but I thought she changed the ending.
feel better about it and that is how.
don't forget the important things.

do you remember all the old games?
what a treat to steal back those moments.
quick before we lose the chance open the door.
if you see me pass please don't wake me...
sven.




CCL.

ghost of carroll avenue.

hunter's point san francisco february 2014.

lousy with whales.

whale breach off maui coast january 2014.

I wonder.

I wonder sometimes, don't you?
if we're on a rock someplace in space.
and the spires of stars surrounding us.
are like cosmic waterfalls.

if we're all brothers.
and all the same.
please don't step on my toes.
and let us move along on our way.

if a girl kissed you.
and your friend told you a lie.
what do you know about being a father?
or a son to a preacher man.

what is the right light to shoot in?
why don't we close up shop for the day.
I feel all dusty and smooth.
and all I want to do is sleep.
sven.

on the beach.

february 2014 ocean beach the great highway san francisco california.

rainbow bridge.

so beautiful and so majestic. near paia, maui.

sadness

I tried to make it back the other day.
you were beautiful but broken.
like we all are.
but you didn't know it.

after awhile you forgot you were living with others.
people who breathed a different air.
and couldn't wait to come home.
we tried so hard but some things may never be.

what if you simply let go?
what if you let the rain wash down your face.
and the mud splash over your shoes.
can't you see that's the only way to be?

the straight world I don't belong in.
racing for the sake of racing.
and how you said I couldn't keep up.
which is true, I guess, unless you see things from where I do.

fruit never eaten, but with good intentions.
and a still sadness over all our hours.
if we just wore different glasses.
or lived in a different time. love on ya.

road to hana.

crepe stand. road to hana. sven the modern folk artist in the maui rain forest. swollen river and bridge on the r.t.h.

maui wowie.