A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. A Command Wash me clean with recollections of A time long past, when things And thoughts were simpler Active but quiet, a fermentation point for vibrating particles Of sand, not yet glass Your waves crashing into my sternum like morning light breaking Juliet’s window A curse,Continue reading “WD 193 “A Command””
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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 163 “Where the Saints Dance”
A musing inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Where the Saints Dance Defiance can be found At the bottom of a glass Or, on concrete After you cut your teeth on the curb Grating the brain out of your skull like shredded cheese In the name of the saints Their eyes are closed butContinue reading “WD 163 “Where the Saints Dance””
WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Promised Land Psalm Dashing hopes Rain on the pelts Prayers unanswered but slyly rendered Whispered like secrets in desperate ears For it is dry in this desert A sham of a promised land And Elohim can’t keep track of my demands My soul is my hostage,Continue reading “WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam””
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