WD 186 “The Art”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. The Art Transubstantiation in the blood transfusion  You are an artist, and all you’re paints turn to blood Turn to wine The holiest of holies  A quaking cavern rumbling with lion’s roars But His voice is small and quiet Creation comes through the benefit of theContinue reading “WD 186 “The Art””

WD 183 “Daydream”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Daydream There is a place behind the eyes Which fills all empty spaces With transgressions, animal input  Plagued social ills  A tablet of translation for things that might be and might be again  There’s a heart that seeks to believe that the tall grass is fullContinue reading “WD 183 “Daydream””

WD 180 “Song of Rain”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Song of Rain A single path through a dry fountain, surrounded by dry grass There was a song on my lips A word on my tongue  A gray vacancy in my eyes  Held at bay by windless tides  And in your hand I felt An arrhythmicContinue reading “WD 180 “Song of Rain””

WD 166 “Dead Butterfly”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Dead Butterfly I am a larva  But the sun cannot reach me In my cave. Do you hear the cries of my brothers and sisters as  The rain water seeps into our underground caverns? They say it is a sin To be born small And failContinue reading “WD 166 “Dead Butterfly””

WD 154 “Frozen Flowers II”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Frozen Flowers II I came to know A deep sense of longing The sensations of a stray walking the cold sidewalk Hunting for food But there was never any lack of resource No locked up larter  Simply a mind that could not fathom Generosity of beingContinue reading “WD 154 “Frozen Flowers II””

WD 143 “Uninvited Gods”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Uninvited Gods  I can make up my mind To leave a portion of everything to you Dragged through the dust, into the dragon’s den With treasures vile and vulgar I want to violate, tantalize, the guards at the gate so that Everything gets in If youContinue reading “WD 143 “Uninvited Gods””

WD 126 “Elegance (Faith is Not Enough)”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Elegance (Faith is Not Enough) I want to drink you Slide your soul over the fringes of a crystal champagne glass And taste that sense of truth that is innate to your being It has to be so soothing to know Clerical to be so solidContinue reading “WD 126 “Elegance (Faith is Not Enough)””

WD 123 “Annihilationism”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Annihilationism I lay me down to sleep In a bed shaped like a coffin It’s undeniable that I need some extra rest Before I sink my teeth in tomorrow’s affairs Keep my box heated It gets cold underground Nightly vapors tend to seep through the cracksContinue reading “WD 123 “Annihilationism””

WD 122 “Abzu”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Abzu Fount of all blessings Allow me to stay dry just a few seconds longer As I sit at the edge in  a swimsuit, towel slung over my shoulder and my feet dangling in the  Slow current Mark the passage between, lands untold  Healing, degeneration  AndContinue reading “WD 122 “Abzu””

WD 118 “I Am Viral”

A poem inspired by the Prince of Night Winds. I Am Viral There’s something in your house, screaming into  The drains of your empty pipes Carrying a name through the metal vacancy  “Walker, hanger, handler” A vista of decaying grass, civil discomfort  Steady onslaught of zombie pernacity  Till we associate with that sickness more thanContinue reading “WD 118 “I Am Viral””