Commandment
Said the floating head: ~ Tonight, look out over this rippling lake. See those who swim on their backs, just beneath its surface. Their eyes are alight. Their spirits bright. … Continue Reading Commandment
A vote of confidence
Jacki runs a weekly poetry contest on Twitter. Today she sent along these remarks. I’m cryin’… pic.twitter.com/k2aNQUImFT — J.D. Greyson–No DMs (@JDGreysonwrites) July 21, 2021
Nautilus
~That night of cold rain, drizzle-trickled on my windowpane. The dark car, half-noticed at first, circled the block like a slow and ominous fish. Dimly lit inside. A Nautilus of … Continue Reading Nautilus
Saucers
To us they come, as elusive as vision’s veil. Osmotic they seep into clear blue sky, cocooned in the wombs of their dream-home and, as quickly, wink out. They know … Continue Reading Saucers
The light. The light!
We are sleeping citizens in a realm of unending light.
That man
Of late, he takes good care of me- that man with the hand in the darkness. He is perfumed with loam and grassiness, and says ~Stay down to this Earth. … Continue Reading That man
I am one
I am one for snowy story scenes. For slow walks through the safe streets of Tokyo, abandoned in the rain. For bumper cars, pedal to the metal, connected to a … Continue Reading I am one
An Oasis in a Mars-scape
In 1922, Barbara and Owen Flynn from Strathmore, California, found a little mountain enclave called Camp Nelson. Following the example of their … An Oasis in a Mars-scape
Breakthrough Queen
Originally posted on Within A Forest Dark:
View of Chipola River from Porch, Florida Memory, flickr The night my son graduated college I lay in my hotel room and dreamt…
Ray ban
Secret and silent- the cold crackle of air with soft sparkles of gamma. Opens my garage, changes my channels, excites the pocket monolith. Away I want, I think. Away. … Continue Reading Ray ban
2 line erotic
You wear the white cotton and those bobby socks. ~I’ll bring the scissors~
In dreams, I reach
~It was a thing I feltin a faraway day- we were joined, unbesmirched,but the swirl of the world let fall that crystal egg into depths unredeemable. And now, in dreams, … Continue Reading In dreams, I reach
At night
A stranger that I know lies deeply in leafy mold. We speak by mumbles in opportune nights. He is always looking away to some mystery true and precious, but I … Continue Reading At night
Oh my…
~I walk the sunny block. As I round a corner, there are three young girls ahead of me. I wear dark glasses, a toque, coat and mitts. One girl looks … Continue Reading Oh my…
Spring shall overcome
Bare of snow and ice we were In the winter’s dwindling days And we marked upon the calendar The season’s changing phase Eager things poked up their heads To … Continue Reading Spring shall overcome
Clippered
With slow regardI watch the lengthening of fingernails.~Grow out. Grow out~ ~Take with you the sour pain, this aura’s pollution~ Clipper you to the quick, I will, in foolish absolution. … Continue Reading Clippered
