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Duel

Weaving beneath the tides of the sea I Follow the tides Rising Falling Coming up to deny the air Going beneath to collect salt deposits For what is life without flavor and seasoning And what is death without a reason to die Cliffs stained with red Shores dried out like bones And a war withContinue reading “Duel”

WD 213 “Mermaid Blues”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Mermaid Blues It’s just me aboard this canoe Naked bleached under the sun On a seaward journey without drinking water But if there was a way to filter all the salt of these wounds From that crystal spring that spews from the godly abyss I wouldContinue reading “WD 213 “Mermaid Blues””

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 138 “Twitter”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Twitter We flock to you, Songless singers of Quiet thought Sublimated simulations of approximate humanity Who could be considered childish -While cowardly commandos rally chicks to war -While so called heroes crush the fingers of timid mountain climbers -While sudden-death rumors reign across the black pavementContinue reading “WD 138 “Twitter””

WD 99 “Amie”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Amie There is no song to sing that hasn’t already been Put into musical notation And there are no lyrics I can speak that will heal all of your wounds I was born from a cursed batch of eggs, vagabonds all With no remorse to chainContinue reading “WD 99 “Amie””

WD 90 “Elemental”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Elemental When it flies, there is a hole in the clouds A glimpse between breathes, to a city beyond the garden wall Your hand was cold, so I didn’t touch it The lines were all even, but they looked unbalanced A stream of salt water tricklingContinue reading “WD 90 “Elemental””

WD 85 “Trauma Coping”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Trauma Coping We speak Heard through the walls, like the throbbing of heavy bass or A muffled scream into a pillow as we Choke on the watery deluge rising from our core chakra You tell us, what we are, what we feel and how to dreamContinue reading “WD 85 “Trauma Coping””

WD 71 “Turning Faster”

A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. This poem is a sequel to Brush I. Brush II (Turning Faster) -The wind can whisper, but it can also scream Cry, bellow, shriek and boom and The wind can cool and freeze and break and shatter but Whatever I say, you can’t tell where IContinue reading “WD 71 “Turning Faster””

Weird Dreams 25 “The Silent Sound of the World Turning”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Brush I (The Silent Sound of the World Turning) You brush my cheek with the side of your hand And there is an ocean of diamonds spinning in your watery eyes -I am Bereft of speech Overflowing with choice -And A word- Logos, ethos, pathos infinitumContinue reading “Weird Dreams 25 “The Silent Sound of the World Turning””