Global Hymn
A world entombed in a low hum
Brushes the air above our heads
Tickling the crown
It asks us to see with curiosity
The flying things
And light
Leaks out of violet clouds
In the wind piano notes drift
Softly, growing louder and wider
We all can hear
The hum of decay
And delightful smiles
Of nature
Saturday 18th January 2025 4:32 pm
Family Ties of the American South
Truer now
As it has always been
The grief that comes
When I am alone
Beyond the threshold
I’ve forgotten my place
‘Are you okay? I’m always here if you need to talk’
To mobilize the loss
Into a feast for us all to share
I give the pearls of my heart
And watch you eat them
Chew them
Grind into dust
And wipe the iridescent spit
On my eyes
So I can be something pretty
And lovin...
Friday 22nd November 2024 1:19 am
Abandonment Wound
The deep hunger I have for you
Is not yours to carry
It scares me at times
My desperate wound
Hasn’t quite healed
But I’ve forgiven myself
For crying at your feet
And swallowing the coals
Of defeat
From your fire
But this is also not you
It’s all in my head
I wish I could fix
The parts that wish I could be fixed
Or different
Strange in the most perfect ways
And served up for cons...
Friday 2nd August 2024 10:58 pm
Protection Magic
My hands move quickly in the wind
Tying prayers into knots
My frigid joints ache as they work
A wide net is cast in the open air
Across a wide cliff edge
Overlooking the sea
After a day of crude labor
I know tomorrow brings
Butterflies
Caught and released
To a more forgiving terrain
I did not seek out this occupation
It fell into my hands long ago
...Thursday 18th July 2024 3:50 am
Equal and Opposite
I spoke to the clearing
Deep in the wood
Changelings live here and study
Their own movements
Reflections in the water
Dancing and gazing
Learning to behave
Like friends and adversaries
To those who seek to claim us
I spoke to the mirror
Burrowed in the dead husk
Of a fallen birch
Embossed with morning dew
My visage glistened
In the warm gl...
Thursday 18th July 2024 2:47 am
Devotion
Luck in what falls from the toss
But as we all know
As above, so below.
Tracing an uneven trail of crumbs
Up into the gorge.
Particles so dense in weight,
Undisturbed by wind and rushing streams.
Creeping through a narrow crack from above,
A magnet trail anchored to the tight core.
Moved only by self-possessed desire
And the precision that can only be learned
...
Tuesday 2nd July 2024 12:35 am
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