Wednesday, June 23, 2021

After Seferis

Don’t waste the breath 
That spirit gave you— 
 
Breathe new life into it, 
Then pass it on. 
 
 
 

 

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Good Old Salt Of The Earth

The newcomers 
To the game 
 
Ready or not, they’ll come 
Seek us out come hell 
 
Or whatever’s left 
Of high water the moment 
 
We’ve run out of places 
To hide and stranded 
 
In the salt pans and long past 
Healing, the waves begin 
 
To lick old wounds again. 
 
 
 

 

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Mad Air Of Minimalism

the 
small 
 
birds 
twittering 
 
there- 
in 
 
the 
heart 
 
of 
the 
 
flowering 
pomegranate, 
 
their 
twiggy 
 
throats 
pulsing 
 
the 
all- 
 
encompassing 
fruity 
 
morning 
air.
 
 
 
 

 

Friday, June 11, 2021

God Only Knows How You Can

Toil in silence fashioning 
Taut well-oiled verse and stay 
Forever a cipher—but hot damn, 
 
Strut on stage, do a cool loose- 
Jointed shimmy holding fans in
Awe and slam-bam if you ain’t 
 
Straightaway the hottest act in town!


 
 
 

 

Monday, June 7, 2021

Heavyweight Greeting Card

you 
open
 
it 
and 
out 
 
of 
the 
blue— 
 
voila! 
 
deep 
violet 
blue 
 
dragon- 
fly 
un- 
folds 
 
its 
paper 
thin 
 
wings 
and 
light 
 
as 
feather 
 
weight 
lifts 
you 
 
up 
and 
away 
 
light 
as 
an 
ephemeral 
 
fly. 
 
 

 

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Whitewashed Janus

The worst 
You can do is still
 
Better than what 
You’ve done 
 
So far—but try 
Till you’re blue 
 
In the face, 
For the likes 
 
Of me, 
You'll never be
 
Able to
Tell the difference.

 

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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