And in the void
there’s darkness
it’s nothing
there’s no up
there’s no down
there’s no now
nobody’s there
nobody’s listening
there’s nobody else in the room
just you and this thing
this creature
this crow
that seems to see more than you do.
Category: Poetry
Losing You.
Is
only oceans
pulling outward with the tide.
The Room All Filled With Sand.
Sea-swept drifts
relentless
had drifted from the shore
to fill the room
through windows
til it was a room no more.
Return.
once washed away
and vanished
made nothing
and reformed
Lung-Shrinking.
Occurs spontaneously
you won’t know it
feel it coming
it’s silent
(I promise!)
it’ll come
all at once
so don’t worry
it’s sudden
(it’s painless!)
it’s painless
it’s painless
that is
it’s quite painless
it’s painless
that is
quite painless
quite painless
until it comes on.
No Love Thrown.
though I was once the clay
and you were once the glue
this broken
ancient vessel
has fallen into two
Verse Unsung.
placed a voice
where there was no space
–
but
it’s what they seem to do
–
the sound
a third as weighty as the rest
–
though no less worthy
–
but
weighty was the counter
–
and being less weighty
–
the voice
was counted out.
–
–
no matter.
–
only verse unsung.
Glow.
it is always there
though not always within vision
of course
for only sparkling minds
see the sparkles in their skies
but sparkling once alight
and tools within our grasp
and all other elements
being right
without brokenness
or shadows
without question-marks
or slow-downs
and in shameless consort
we say: glow
and glow it does at our command
and from our fingers rise
roaming scents of pure fragrance
made tangible
and true.
Dipping Into Pockets.
picked up
an old coat
dipped
hands in pockets
picked up
a used ticket
dipped
hands in pockets
picked up
unstamped letters
dipped
hands in pockets
picked up
useless habits
dipped
hands in pockets
picked up
restless dreams
dipped
hands in pockets
(it’s just another day)
Drift.
brain
dots
lit
up