What is this? this thrashing and turning this hunger for an end this thirst for peace and nothingness? What is this staring? this spot upon my lidded shades this search for darkness this looking into night for a piece of blackness in shadow? What is this quiet? this rhythmic breath this autonomic pull I count…
Unmade
Cast your eyes into tomorrow’s sky Steal perfection from the light Make the room dark for the night Squeeze the jasmine around the twisted air Tear the feathers out the angel’s wings Stuff a pillow with heaven there Fire the wick upon reflecting eyes Project our figures onto an unwritten wall Melt my hardness until…
Fountain-head
Fountain-head waters arc Nasrid built symmetry white noise garden sanctuary blue. Tourist animating gazes watching upon belly moving mirror captures sky memories. ∞ Submitted as part of “National Poetry Writing Month – 2017” (#NaPoWriMo2017). Today’s prompt: write a double elevenie. What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing…
Letters to Mr East
Dear Mr Easter Rabbit — My Daddy says that you don’t write back because you are busy making deliveries so I thought I can write you a letter between seasons. Where do you live? Oh and thanks for the eggs. They seem smaller this year. Hi Eli. Please call me East. Ironic I guess because…
Seasons Still
Warm – reflections – crystals in the sun Death – life – seasons still. ∞ Submitted as part of “National Poetry Writing Month – 2017” (#NaPoWriMo2017). Today’s prompt: write a poem with a secret – in other words, a poem with a word or idea or line that it isn’t expressing directly. The…
Green is My Vice
Kiss me once and kiss me twice I am a frog Green is my vice. Sitting low upon my throne I am the Pond King Behold — all that I own. Water is my golden pleasure Look into my eye See all my treasure. Crowned I am by a water flower I stroll my palace…
Love Written in the Sand
Four billion years of stone broken into a whispering beach The sea a water clock A second the time to fall in love Forever is a moment played Feelings formed upon the shore Infinity counted in the grains Love exists without dimension We are written in the sand washed clean by eternity. All text and…
Fortune’s Shadow
“Hold the rosemary, Listen my child, I offer you fortune, I offer you clarity. “Give me your hand Give me your life Give to me money and I’ll stop time in the sand. “Your lines are your roads Your hand is my map You travel from far, it is written in codes. “You are newly…
The Way …
Your love is the way a purpose made brilliant a pilgrim proven resilient. Your love is the way the missing part a rescue chart. Your love is the way an open hand a one life stand. Your love is the way a scallop art a fertile heart. Your love is the way a rising sun…
Our Path
Our paths are a checkerboard Contrasting squares upon a string Wishing choices through the unseen Travelled alleys filled of yes or no Stepping upon the burnished bright Stepping over the unknown night Feeling sure where a path is untred Slipping fast where others have tread. Look up upon the stuccoed sky Stretch through the grates…
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