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””
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WD 153 “Frozen Flowers”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Frozen Flowers Cold comfort between friends Lemon Wedges in each drink I pantomime a story of distress, a secret set of bones buried in a cave But you can’t find it in yourself, or in the tundra around you I poke around, trying to stimulate theContinue reading “WD 153 “Frozen Flowers””
WD 152 “Mourning Dove”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Mourning Dove I waited The entire span of A serpent’s coils, for The fruit to become ripe The tantalizing allure of knowledge prodded me on like Jabs in my back A desire to understand and be unmade But I passed the fruit on to you AndContinue reading “WD 152 “Mourning Dove””
WD 151 “Marriage”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Marriage I came to share my tears with the stars Radiance, light on the backs of the darkening night Words to sail by Worlds to deliver in a single promise “Forever” It’s a gift we haven’t been given, but a territory we boldly claim Like invaders,Continue reading “WD 151 “Marriage””
WD 149 “Beyond Good and Evil II”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Beyond Good and Evil II It grieves me to say it To think it To hitch my wagon to a space in their field of vision The watchers mutter their quiet curses As they consider us with chain-linked brains Porus, a sieve allowing the quality ofContinue reading “WD 149 “Beyond Good and Evil II””
WD 148 “Beyond Good and Evil”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Beyond Good and Evil I waited in the wings of the dark night For you to take notice of my Evil eye Watching the trains pass at 10,000 miles per hour I tried to pick out each individual passenger through the tinted windows But, there wasContinue reading “WD 148 “Beyond Good and Evil””
WD 147 “Two Incomes”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Two Incomes I began to weep My worker’s hands torn and shredded with broken calluses Is this everything we can be Ships stationed at a dock, dreaming of the ocean? I canter softly across the deck and take my place at your side, the horizon IsContinue reading “WD 147 “Two Incomes””
WD 146 “Metamorphosis”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Metamorphosis The song of the frogs came Early this winder In the dead of the desolate night I heard them from the lake But there is no memory of the person you used to be Two hands, marked by mud A chrysalis, a home And theContinue reading “WD 146 “Metamorphosis””
WD 145 “Vessels of Wrath”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Vessels of Wrath “I am” Such a phrase to inspire A line of products And advertisements upon a podium The fickle moon waxes and wanes Hands clasped like we’re part of the same machine Animatronic diaphragms wavering and pumping out new followers but No leaders It’sContinue reading “WD 145 “Vessels of Wrath””
WD 144 “Angel”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Angel I am a husk of the former slave A contingent emissary, checking in from the dark With blanket stares Enough eyes to coat the starry sky With lessons, condescension And so is the face of the angel Ingrained in stone Hand to the plow BulletContinue reading “WD 144 “Angel””
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