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I’ll rig the stonesin a crown to cap this Cumbrian hillside:ley-lined, aligned by fate, and time, and seasonand in the centre, stilled, serene, I’ll stay. The sky above me spins,and clouds roll by in billows, Isee down the wormholeto the dawn of time It is the equal to the end of timethere is no difference: time's... Continue Reading →
It had been a day heavy with rain:the clouds, in pregnant billowsspilling sorrows from a skymourning the death of a dear friend. But at day's end, the clouds parted enoughto outfit a whole Navy, as the sunbestowed its blessing* on the hills to which I drove, radio playing Over the waves, staccato dancingover static, music... Continue Reading →
Caw, blimey, guv’nor:What a pair of…eyesI’ve never seen the likes, and such a size!They’d make a handsome meal for my hatchlings! Caw blimey guv’nor:What a stinking corpsesmells good to me, no reason for remorse:Dry eyes, full belly. Caw, blimey, guv’nor!Is that doll out therein yonder field, with straw for hairsupposed to scare me? Caw blimey, guv’nor:What’s... Continue Reading →
I wantextreme birdsongextreme greenam fortunate to findthese things surround me I seeextreme angerin the eyes of driverscursing traffic cuesand burning fuel, going nowhere asI, bicycling, fly by Extreme clouds pile highin Northern skiesbillow upon billowrattling outpeal upon pealof angry thunder Extreme rainsends bricks and mortar down the drain:where will we live then?Even the third little... Continue Reading →
Testify:don’t just swallow what you seeopen your eyesraise your voicetell your story... I have a new poem up at MasticadoresUSA today: please head over there to continue reading. Many thanks to editor Gabriela for continuing to publish and support my work. This poem fits well with the themes of the anthology Wounds I Healed: The... Continue Reading →
Congratulations indeed, and thank you! It has been a month! Many thanks to all who read, commented on, or otherwise supported this project. Thanks also to featured guest shit haikuists, Valdis Stakle and Gunta Binks. In addition to their contribution, I received the following guest shit haiku, either via email, or in the comments section... Continue Reading →
Guest Shit Haiku @guntabinks
Go easy:growth comes incrementallypaso a pasostep by baby stepwe learntake two steps forwardone step backrepeat the same mistakesbegin again... Please head over to MasticadoresUSA to continue reading! Many thanks to editor Gabriela for featuring my work once again. 'Go easy' seems appropriate advice to myself as this mammoth month of poetry draws to a close...... Continue Reading →
Guest Shit Haiku! @valdisstakle
Experiments in Fiction 