Seek and you shall find me Gray and half chewed by rabbits teeth Laid in a cradle of dust But I would not wish that upon you Nor even your capture A frame of cracked bones, chattering Teeth and a hand squeezed tight like a grenade Will you, Robin and Sparrow, whisper Secrets into myContinue reading “Celestial”
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Shelf Life
Don’t leave me here in this place Between the valley and the sea Conception of matter and idea– Wrap your fingers around a fresh bloom and grind it into paste A foul tasting lemonade, sold for a nickelAnd when I tell you to elixir of life is inside I see that your eyes have alreadyContinue reading “Shelf Life”
WD 211 “Waters of Lethe”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Waters of Lethe I start with a low sound Violin strings, sing unto me We have no use for the liar and his deceptions But you told me “I am the seed of the pomegranate. The beginning of A taste that lasts forever.” So call thisContinue reading “WD 211 “Waters of Lethe””
WD 210 “Weird Sisters”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Weird Sister You can’t take my eyes from me Across the lines Blurring together into fathomless fog I want to guide myself by sense of touch By taste of tongue By ripples of motion in the bleakness There comes a time when all must trade theirContinue reading “WD 210 “Weird Sisters””
197 “Chiron Alarm”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Chiron Alarm I can see over a thousand miles Entryways to dark beginnings A picture of a Subway tunnel And I’m the only one waiting for the train I don’t know where it goes When it stops Or what order resides beyond the boundaries of sleepContinue reading “197 “Chiron Alarm””
WD 189 “Overcoming”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Overcoming I wrote my signature on Your ego With the commandment in the bylaws “Thou shalt not change” Because the passage of time is more of a cliff face to me and I don’t See the other side And we kept building new things in thisContinue reading “WD 189 “Overcoming””
WD 187 “Self Made”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Self Made Can I contribute, a single line To the law you have already carved into your heart With blood and tears, as sharpened stone scraped dark red lines in The delicate tissue, the rhythm beating like a war drum And there was something new inContinue reading “WD 187 “Self Made””
WD 108 “Arms and Fingers”
A [poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Arms and Fingers Sorrowfully incarnated, I stumble Into the wall of the well, off the edge And there’s a hand There’s an arm Keeping the silly sounds buzzing, my swarm My swarm journal Amatuer authors, gamers and pirates Transition to green screen and it unveils TheContinue reading “WD 108 “Arms and Fingers””
WD 102 “Moss and Stone”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Moss and Stone Hold me close and don’t let Go The race rages on, nightmare steeds Trailing dark flames whispers hissing into the pool of thought Dream, corruptible, stews like witches brew If you nourish the wrong parts the form will grow Distorted, ogreish, rough andContinue reading “WD 102 “Moss and Stone””
WD 100 “Fear of Gods”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Fear of Gods There is only Darkness, where I am In a coffin I rest and I Wait For the flow of time to clot and curdle like Agony in the face of those who seek progress, redemption Blessed forgetfulness but I am a ballerina walkingContinue reading “WD 100 “Fear of Gods””
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