poetry
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My Daugher’s Pain
Sharing the link to my poem “My Daughter’s Pain” from my poetry book “Mystic Mourn” (Carnelian Press, 2015) recently published in Edge of Humanity magazine. Many thanks to the editor, Joelcy Kay. And a gigantic hug to my beloved daughter, who said it was okay for me to post this publicly. Continue reading
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Jerusalem Mourn
Jerusalem, I sing to you now –Song of longing, song of lamentSong of the ancestors yet to be bornSong of crucifixions of soulsStill being carried out nowin your holyName. Jerusalem, I sing to you ofJustice gone awry, ofSacred soil so sacrosanct,Crystallized into coarseunleavened bread thatcrumbles and decayswithout a breathof fresherDays O Child of place,O Place Continue reading
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Garden of Delight
In the garden of delightI will dwellFor just a wee and little spell Poetry emblazoned on my breastMusic ringing everywhereBluebells gongingJade reverberating in the air In the garden of delightI will dwellFor just a wee and little spell When my eyes close tightWhen it is nightWhen moss fills my mindAnd fern fronds burn bright In Continue reading
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Many dreams
I’ve had many dreams,Life’s not always what it seems. So when I awake,I decide to take a break – Break break Break the glass,Smash the goblet,Release goblins, sing you say. Break breakMake makeMake love all day and night long. When you sleep,When you pray,When you swear, andWhen you care Break breakTake take The sacred wine Continue reading
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Let my voice be pure
Let my voice be pureto sing the spirits of the stones. Let my mind be rootedwith emerald tendrils into the earth. Let my heart beat in timewith her rhythms and her rhymes. So I may know the savage painof so much beauty all aroundThat my lapis eyes rainSalty tears upon the ground, And I dance Continue reading
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Turtle Island Gone Awry
Said Indian chief Inside moon ledge Eagle flies high In forever skies A tear drop – You and I – Melded in timeless trust Of ever-ending cycles. Rhythms of time Space unfurled Trespassers both Between two liminal worlds “I’m sorry” I say to you Reaching across spans of centuries Time unheralded Ice ages come and Continue reading
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Eclipsed Rose
O Rose quartz, she does know with her glittery show that it is by the mullein leaf wise where the mushrooms do grow. Murdered nights and slain days– O save me, dear Rose Quartz, by the river so wide And may the eagle fly free, not weighted down by you and me and out impossible Continue reading
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Mystical Morn
Jerusalem I sing to you A song of longing A song of lament A song of ancestors yet to be born A song of crucifixions Still being carried out in your holy name. Jerusalem I sing to you of justice gone awry– Of sacred soil so sacrosanct crystallized into coarse, unleavened bread that crumbles and Continue reading
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Live Close to the Earth
Live simply, Live close to the earth; Enjoy life With all its mirth. Live high, Live close to the sky; Fly on eagle wings To where your desires do roam. Live close to your home, Live tight to your clan, Live without an ambitious plan, Live to enjoy the new dawn When the lone star Continue reading
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Now
I don’t want to carry your burdens anymore – Don’t give me your tired, your lost, those yearning to be free 0f them, I have no more needs I don’t want to carry your burdens anymore— Be gone, just let me be in my isolationist stupor in the pain to the known in the fear Continue reading
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