the city has shadows, she walks the cobbled streets gray branches, leaves, the trash beneath her feet cold and silent, a siren sounds and she drowns in a dream too sweet
Read MoreThe Rose
I wrote a poem about a rose as many have done before but this rose was withered, cracked and when the arctic wind brushed down to kiss her lips she crumbled and blew away
Read MoreThe Phantom Sings
Dancing on the moor The little creatures Shaped like dwarves I drink, and drink some more Amid the wild grass And chilling sound Of children yelling as they play Who is he? Who is he? The phantom sings today Drinking cider, sipping sweet The spring …
Read MoreThat Space Between
searching for peace in a forest of beasts when what we seek is cloaked within the shadows and light in a world of day a world of night
Read MoreTogether
embedded in the sun I sail the dawn river drifting for the shore where light and touch become a single point and two lives enfold together as one
Read MoreThe Beautiful Egyptian (a translation)
Dark deity, whose black splendor Shines a fire that burns us all: The snow is nothing, Your ebony defeats the ivory. From darkness comes the splendor of glory, And I have seen in your eyes, I dare not speak, An African love preparing to fly, …
Read MoreThe Edge
walking between the planes in a dialect of hidden existence we rise with the morning sun to leave behind the inspiration of moon-crazed nights that dance in the muddy lanes of desire and we are free in the warmth of love to share a kiss …
Read MorePrometheus
changing to a bird he falls to sea; changing to a sword he stains in red sound unheard he longs to be free; voice ignored he sings of life instead Though titled “Prometheus,” this is not based on the actual myth.
Read MoreCutting Wood
How to cut wood? It’s hard without an axe. How to find a wife? It’s hard without a go-between. Cutting wood… cutting wood… The rule’s pretty clear: To find a girl You need a lot of gifts. Original Chinese Traditional Simplified Pronunciation 伐柯 伐柯 fá …
Read MoreForever Flawless Jade
Two children in a boat, Drifting with the scenery. How I wish to speak to them, The dear ones I reared. Two children in a boat, Drifting, they’ve passed away. How I wish to speak to them, Forever flawless jade. Translated from the Chinese of …
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