Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Rx For The Duration

Take all 
The time you need 
 
Even if you don’t 
Need to 
 
Take it all.
 
 
 

 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Foregone: Heraclitus From Α To Ω

He who said 
The Logos is eternal, 
 
Which is to say 
It has been here 
From the beginning
And shall continue to be,
 
 
And strange as it might 
Sound, some have heard it 
And some have not, while 
Others have heard it 
And not understood; 
 
Those most curious 
Have sought it out so 
As to find out why, only 
To find that it speaks 
Mostly in mute riddles leading 
To a puzzling, though 
Far and away most logical 
Conclusion.

 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Riming Zen Beat Master

Know this much: Nothing’s worth 
 
More than having all the tea 
In China and never once having 
 
Sipped a single sip.
 
 
 
 
 

 

Monday, November 29, 2021

As God Is My Witness

Looking back, we see
 
There are many things 
One can say 
About keeping silent 
 
In the face 
Of unspeakable crime— 
 
Taking it forward 
To your grave is not 
One of them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Speechless Before Starlings

They’ve just dropped 
In from out 
 
Of the heavens 
For the duration 
 
Of winter and are strung 
Out murmuring along 
 
The three telephone wires 
Opposite the house 
 
Like notes of a musical 
Score—no, something more like 
 
A long discrete succession 
Of commas taking 
 
Up every available space, 
Leaving no room—period— 
 
For words capable 
Of fulfilling 
 
That imminent,
Bewildering air. 
 
 
 

 

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