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on Aug. 3 2007
For Less
02:45 am
For less
I have reached
Headstrong fingers extended
Shimmied a trunk and
Belly-crawled the bough
By ginger slide-steps
Have trembled slim branches
Laughed at the breeze
That lifted my skirt, exposed
For less
Far less
Has tempted
A precarious perch
Emboldened by bravada and
Taste for apple
But now
Earthbound on skinned scared knees
Gazing up through serpent memories
It is too far to fall
You make me laugh
And you make me too hungry
6 degrees of separation
04:01 pm
the small world effect
in a big city landscape
difficult for a gypsy to gauge
the perennial new kid
for once
stays
weeks…months…years
unaccustomed
to being recognized
traceable
transient’s anonymity
hostage
to a sticky web of
accountability
a dangerous matrix
could
make an honest woman
on ice
02:39 am
an iced pond
where
perhaps
i do not yet belong
i cannot tread light
and
have forgotten how to swim
where
snowflakes
flaunt a silvery beacon
i beckon softly
as
currents sluice beneath
and
time ticks
where blood
beats red and salty
i beckon to
you
but
am frozen
here
Pas de Trois
02:34 am
Touchpoints in a waltz of time
Trajectories collide
Then turn upon proverbial dime
And three-step out of sight
Turning points from three to two
Present when not expected
Pirouette in sync on cue
But then be disconnected
Pathways criss and cross in trine
Trisect us and divide
They tempt you at that fatal line
Two seize me two your side
I trip the light in triple time
Then sashay off the stage
Watch silent as your stars align
Your plans are dreamt and gauged
Swing free my wants to whirl and spin
My skirts twirl as you turn away
If time swings round we’ll dance back in
To waltz a deux another day
on Apr. 30 2007
A Window and Other People
08:43 pm
i lie
in such a pose
that I see
conveniently
in a town that is not my own
through
A Window
smokey trees
in 7 shades of proximity
a freeway at horizon
cars
go east
cars
go west
circled
in such a pose on
a motel green couch
by the germs
of
Other People
such
is a muse
the disgust
intimate intrigue
of lying down
with dust smoke and
skin cells
in such a pose
that I see
conveniently
in a town that is not my own
through
A Window
smokey trees
in 7 shades of proximity
a freeway at horizon
cars
go east
cars
go west
circled
in such a pose on
a motel green couch
by the germs
of
Other People
such
is a muse
the disgust
intimate intrigue
of lying down
with dust smoke and
skin cells
on Apr. 3 2007
Prurient Pigeon Poem (explicit)
07:09 pm
Thou art duly forewarned. This is a salacious and silly sonnet. No apologies.
Where doth the pigeon nestle hot and snug
Behind thine zipper pressing for release
Awaiting digits tentative warm tug
And fingertips soft brush and stroking tease
What sayeth thee to pleasure's beck and call
To rise salt tide toward moon's magnetic pull
What sayeth thee to eros throb and fall
That maketh sweet thine member turgid full
And what of lips that whispergraze a thigh
Or lick and nibble hungrily at play
That take thee in and kiss thee desert dry
'Til spent behold we close of raptured day
Pray tell what more could eager mouth desire
Than verily to quench thine fevered fire
Behind thine zipper pressing for release
Awaiting digits tentative warm tug
And fingertips soft brush and stroking tease
What sayeth thee to pleasure's beck and call
To rise salt tide toward moon's magnetic pull
What sayeth thee to eros throb and fall
That maketh sweet thine member turgid full
And what of lips that whispergraze a thigh
Or lick and nibble hungrily at play
That take thee in and kiss thee desert dry
'Til spent behold we close of raptured day
Pray tell what more could eager mouth desire
Than verily to quench thine fevered fire
on Apr. 16 2007
Explicit
12:09 pm
(not)
Simile and metaphor
Suggestive glimpse of sex
Veiled by adjective du jour
And hinted of in text
Yet sometimes phrases raw and coarse
Are needed for accession
Of fundamental bottomline
Volcanic base expression
Hard core thoughts and wanderings
Are kept with no apologies
Salacious words to spill and spread
On pages more contained than these
Unchaste deeds and blue ideas
In blatant print concealed
By boxes on a closet shelf
Selectively revealed
Suggestive glimpse of sex
Veiled by adjective du jour
And hinted of in text
Yet sometimes phrases raw and coarse
Are needed for accession
Of fundamental bottomline
Volcanic base expression
Hard core thoughts and wanderings
Are kept with no apologies
Salacious words to spill and spread
On pages more contained than these
Unchaste deeds and blue ideas
In blatant print concealed
By boxes on a closet shelf
Selectively revealed
on Apr. 3 2007
Prurient Pigeon Poem (explicit)
07:10 pm
Thou art duly forewarned. This is a salacious and silly sonnet. No apologies.
Where doth the pigeon nestle hot and snug
Behind thine zipper pressing for release
Awaiting digits tentative warm tug
And fingertips soft brush and stroking tease
What sayeth thee to pleasure's beck and call
To rise salt tide toward moon's magnetic pull
What sayeth thee to eros throb and fall
That maketh sweet thine member turgid full
And what of lips that whispergraze a thigh
Or lick and nibble hungrily at play
That take thee in and kiss thee desert dry
'Til spent behold we close of raptured day
Pray tell what more could eager mouth desire
Than verily to quench thine fevered fire
Behind thine zipper pressing for release
Awaiting digits tentative warm tug
And fingertips soft brush and stroking tease
What sayeth thee to pleasure's beck and call
To rise salt tide toward moon's magnetic pull
What sayeth thee to eros throb and fall
That maketh sweet thine member turgid full
And what of lips that whispergraze a thigh
Or lick and nibble hungrily at play
That take thee in and kiss thee desert dry
'Til spent behold we close of raptured day
Pray tell what more could eager mouth desire
Than verily to quench thine fevered fire
on Mar. 27 2007
Ommmmmm
02:42 pm
the bouncing chihuahuas
of exterior life
penetrate my skull
yap yip and chew
at the ragged borders
of my bruised brain
the vise
of sharpened awareness
crunches slices tight
around my ankles
clamps me
to the floorboards
as neglected monsters
cold grey and hairless
squeal creep and slither
from under the persian rug
and every one
wants needs has to have
a piece of me
until I scream
for headroom
shriek
for silence
and
reclaim my space
of exterior life
penetrate my skull
yap yip and chew
at the ragged borders
of my bruised brain
the vise
of sharpened awareness
crunches slices tight
around my ankles
clamps me
to the floorboards
as neglected monsters
cold grey and hairless
squeal creep and slither
from under the persian rug
and every one
wants needs has to have
a piece of me
until I scream
for headroom
shriek
for silence
and
reclaim my space
What is new?
on Aug. 5 2007
Deepest Ecology
07:06 pm
Ode to Gaia
Where all is leveled
And one breathing system
Holds the sinews the veins the spirit fibers
That link
a weevil ~ a rock ~ water ~ you
Where all is She
And a mere veil of smoke
Separates the memories the ideas the possibilities
That weave
An electron ~ a hibiscus ~ Mozart
Where all is old
And primordial stew
Blends always recombinations and magic mutations
That harmonize
Air ~ imagination ~ earthworms ~ sea
on Apr. 5 2007
Four Eyes
10:26 pm
Skittering black they cast for clues
Dart with reserve
And silent study
Careful they test the tides
Then twinkle
Deadpan mischief
His eyes of shy puzzlement
Conceal a trove
Of quiet savvy
***
Ice tender blue
Glass-framed glare
Unravels to quixotic gaze
All but disappear in smilesquints
Then vanish full
In weary retraction
His eyes of reproach
Mask so sheerly
A poet’s soul
***
Four eyes
Two eyes
Too many
(January 2007)
Dart with reserve
And silent study
Careful they test the tides
Then twinkle
Deadpan mischief
His eyes of shy puzzlement
Conceal a trove
Of quiet savvy
***
Ice tender blue
Glass-framed glare
Unravels to quixotic gaze
All but disappear in smilesquints
Then vanish full
In weary retraction
His eyes of reproach
Mask so sheerly
A poet’s soul
***
Four eyes
Two eyes
Too many
(January 2007)
Look away
10:09 pm
She looks away askance afar
He craves her promise rare
elusive and silk-wrapped in worth
Yet gaze direct heartfelt and true
He dreams paradise
Thrums on foreign shore
Preserve potential
And amber-encased sparks
Reside safely
In pretty imprisoned impossibility
He craves her promise rare
elusive and silk-wrapped in worth
Yet gaze direct heartfelt and true
He dreams paradise
Thrums on foreign shore
Preserve potential
And amber-encased sparks
Reside safely
In pretty imprisoned impossibility
on Mar. 27 2007
Bloom
02:21 pm
: “Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of things.” -- Georgia O’Keeffe
Inspiration: Red Canna (1923), Oriental Poppies (1928), Light Iris (1924) & Georgia O.
Inspiration: Red Canna (1923), Oriental Poppies (1928), Light Iris (1924) & Georgia O.
Symmetrical mystery
Radial burst of poppy
Lateral spread of iris
Velvet-furred and succulent
Ripple-edged petal
Vermillion invitation
Tinctures bleed damp fragrance
Opiate crushed tints
Blend cinnabar blend lilac
Summon to scarlet embrace
Fuschia and plum strokes beckon
Eyes lured to darkest recess
Bloom forth in palette’s rapture
Lurid delicacy
Of an unfurling flower
Radial burst of poppy
Lateral spread of iris
Velvet-furred and succulent
Ripple-edged petal
Vermillion invitation
Tinctures bleed damp fragrance
Opiate crushed tints
Blend cinnabar blend lilac
Summon to scarlet embrace
Fuschia and plum strokes beckon
Eyes lured to darkest recess
Bloom forth in palette’s rapture
Lurid delicacy
Of an unfurling flower
on Feb. 28 2007
High Altar
04:33 pm
written for a friend..but commentary still welcome
High Altar
I live to swim
with the minnows
in shallows of shadow
In shaded
sweet crooks
of the river’s side
To dance
from her banks
over forest floor’s fragrance
And on
to the deep wood
by zephyrs I’ll ride
To spin
in the coolness
of dusky sharp wetness
Look up
to the dapple
of light twirling high
Slow spiral
in circles
of lucid abandon
And nakedly
marvel as
leaves merge with sky
Then stopping
abruptly
I see you before me
We smile
as the woods ring
with laughter’s light peal
I’ll lift you
up lightly
to nature’s high altar
By this
my dear friend
I know truly its real
I live to swim
with the minnows
in shallows of shadow
In shaded
sweet crooks
of the river’s side
To dance
from her banks
over forest floor’s fragrance
And on
to the deep wood
by zephyrs I’ll ride
To spin
in the coolness
of dusky sharp wetness
Look up
to the dapple
of light twirling high
Slow spiral
in circles
of lucid abandon
And nakedly
marvel as
leaves merge with sky
Then stopping
abruptly
I see you before me
We smile
as the woods ring
with laughter’s light peal
I’ll lift you
up lightly
to nature’s high altar
By this
my dear friend
I know truly its real
on Feb. 23 2007
Shadow Boxing
01:00 pm
The bell rings...
The bell rings
Skulk from the corner
Uppercut a blow
In defense
against
A ghost imagined
A straw opponent
Threatens with kindness
The bell rings
Skulk from the corner
Uppercut a blow
In defense
against
A ghost imagined
A straw opponent
Threatens with kindness
The bell rings
on Feb. 10 2007
Found
03:32 pm
Steady
I found me in your arms again/
Enchanted by a kiss/
Four times lost and four times found/
But not before like this
I found you by my side once more/ And steady was my hand/ No nervous angst nor niggling doubt/ No fear for where I’d land
Again I heard your words of love/ And once more you heard mine/ Spoken words we’d said before/ But differently this time
And like before I held you close/ And softly stroked your hair/ And knew that you’d be gone once more/ Yet felt how much you care
I cannot fully understand/ Nor know if you’ll return/ But this time something’s different/ There is something here to learn
A peaceful solace quiets me/ With what I know is true/ My love for you will stay with me/ Yet also stay with you
I found you in my arms again/ I found me in your touch/ My heart is true, my friendship real/ My promise means that much
I found you by my side once more/ And steady was my hand/ No nervous angst nor niggling doubt/ No fear for where I’d land
Again I heard your words of love/ And once more you heard mine/ Spoken words we’d said before/ But differently this time
And like before I held you close/ And softly stroked your hair/ And knew that you’d be gone once more/ Yet felt how much you care
I cannot fully understand/ Nor know if you’ll return/ But this time something’s different/ There is something here to learn
A peaceful solace quiets me/ With what I know is true/ My love for you will stay with me/ Yet also stay with you
I found you in my arms again/ I found me in your touch/ My heart is true, my friendship real/ My promise means that much
In Spite of Because Of
03:46 pm
For a friend
In spite of because ofYour strength or your weaknessBecause of in spite ofYour pluck and your meekness... Inclusive of all Of your quirks and perfection Your tenderness, demons The whole in collection... Because of your flaws Or in spite of your assetsIn spite of your vices And each of your facets... Embracing your grace And your rough imperfection... To cherish your all Without need for correction
on Feb. 18 2007
So feigned
08:41 pm
O Dree
She strailed upon the mawkish mael
A flickling shrafe she saw
Of walsom bane and fanded bale
So feigned of nasling maw
"O dree" cried she with purvid grue
As nigh the rask drew near
To wence thyself of mossid dew
That carad dost thou fear
Yet to thine eye gael rask shall grow
'Til oe'r the emerald fee
A glisted light of mourn and lo
A wraikish jest of me
(Callooh Callay...and all that jazz
)
A flickling shrafe she saw
Of walsom bane and fanded bale
So feigned of nasling maw
"O dree" cried she with purvid grue
As nigh the rask drew near
To wence thyself of mossid dew
That carad dost thou fear
Yet to thine eye gael rask shall grow
'Til oe'r the emerald fee
A glisted light of mourn and lo
A wraikish jest of me
(Callooh Callay...and all that jazz
)on Feb. 22 2007
plum red
01:54 pm
two renditions of one poem...i wonder how they compare.
Plum Red #1
Red with moist-earth pungency
Breathe it in, vapors warm & swell
Taste, swallow, breathe again
Curls of smoke, grey twirl umber
Patchouli, breathe it in
Acrid hot incense, breathe it in
Candle-snap, match-scent sharp
Breathe it in, sienna light crackles
Ember-heat flame mounting
Breathe it in, fingertips graze
Lips touch lips, apricot-redolent
Exhale softly, breathe it in
Burgundy plum-mouth on skin, salt-wet tang
Cinnabar-shiver, savor, breathe it in
Breathe deep purple
Breathe
Again
Plum Red #2
Red with earth-moist pungency
Breathe it in ~ vapors warm & swell
Taste swallow ~ breathe again
Lower the cup and meet my eyes
Match-snap warm candlewax
Breath it in ~ fingertips graze
Sienna ember ~ mounting flame
smile
shy
sly
Smokey tendrils' ochre twirl
Patchouli umber ~ breathe it in
Sweet hot incense ~pull me in
Breathe deep and chest touch breast
Lips brush soft ~ apricot redolent
Exhale slowly ~ breathe me in
Plum-mouth on skin savor salt-wet tang Cinnabar-shiver ~ breathe it in
Breathe deep purple
Breathe...
Again
Red with moist-earth pungency
Breathe it in, vapors warm & swell
Taste, swallow, breathe again
Curls of smoke, grey twirl umber
Patchouli, breathe it in
Acrid hot incense, breathe it in
Candle-snap, match-scent sharp
Breathe it in, sienna light crackles
Ember-heat flame mounting
Breathe it in, fingertips graze
Lips touch lips, apricot-redolent
Exhale softly, breathe it in
Burgundy plum-mouth on skin, salt-wet tang
Cinnabar-shiver, savor, breathe it in
Breathe deep purple
Breathe
Again
Plum Red #2
Red with earth-moist pungency
Breathe it in ~ vapors warm & swell
Taste swallow ~ breathe again
Lower the cup and meet my eyes
Match-snap warm candlewax
Breath it in ~ fingertips graze
Sienna ember ~ mounting flame
smile
shy
sly
Smokey tendrils' ochre twirl
Patchouli umber ~ breathe it in
Sweet hot incense ~pull me in
Breathe deep and chest touch breast
Lips brush soft ~ apricot redolent
Exhale slowly ~ breathe me in
Plum-mouth on skin savor salt-wet tang Cinnabar-shiver ~ breathe it in
Breathe deep purple
Breathe...
Again
