Belladonna Say the things yesterday you won’t say today Make room for today for things you’ll say tomorrow And to tomorrow, don’t wait, capture the three fates Of cleanliness, success, and pure joviality Tend to the great garden you planted last year Water the nightshade and roses with joyful tears Make memories in the sun,Continue reading “Belladonna”
Category Archives: March Era
Calling Connecticut
Calling Connecticuit I’m calling Connecticuit again Calling Connecticuit to talk to friends I’m calling Connecticuit again Calling to say I’m sorry it had to end Lucy from the Navy wasn’t in I called her to tell her no one wins Lucy from the Navy wasn’t in I called to see if she was with himContinue reading “Calling Connecticut”
Mother of Invention
Mother of Invention I was sailing far away On a ship I piloted In space, the cosmos knelt Towards the vessel I commanded A planet panned into view And here I thought that it was new I anchored to find and see That this was a place that I had been Decades ago I wasContinue reading “Mother of Invention”
Arid Desert of Cast Away Ulteriors
Arid Desert of Cast Away Ulteriors Space stops yet time does not Sands of architects erupt forth Hourglasses across deserts shatter Sand in hand like it doesn’t scatter Which grain was incased in itself What brothers imprisoned brothers The sand that shifted into dunes Walls of time that run you through Wind reaches far overContinue reading “Arid Desert of Cast Away Ulteriors”
Aftermath Ash
Aftermath Ash It fell Like rain in the summer It poured As buckets pushed o’erhead It dumped The grey particles of lost embers They rained On a day where there was no rain Today is the day you remember The fire years ago that raged The aftermath and fallout of hell An abrupt winter blotsContinue reading “Aftermath Ash”
Sea of Doors
Sea of Doors We were in Maine On a rowboat, charging to an island Through all the rain The waves were high enough to see Even though I agreed to this I don’t know you or you What is this heavenly place? It’s not like I remember it anyway Who are you? I fought toContinue reading “Sea of Doors”
No Land Beyond
No Land Beyond We assembled at dawn every day Adolescent mornings always giving way To the coalition of forces here who gathered There was no land beyond that mattered Over the top of muddy trenches we go Hazards left, right, to and fro Even with the shielding gas masks on The visage keeps seeping inContinue reading “No Land Beyond”