ghouls - 11/21/2006

i whispered
the words
of dead men
and fools
and you
knew it not
thinking them
articles
of invention
a misconception
of guile
and a memory
of ghouls

migratory - 11/15/2006

a long
flight down
from the crown
of the north
in between
the night
and the sky
singing
songs
of clouds
and joy
while
following
a pillar
of fire
invisible
to human
eyes

little things - 11/14/2006

Listen

she walked on
sand with me
our feet naked
open on
black
against night
we walked
between the sea
and moonlight
and spoke
only of
little things
we talked
of kelp, sandcastles,
anemone, dreams

apparitions - 11/8/2006

the words
themselves
have less meaning
than the vision
of indigo starlight
apparitions
making love
under the arms
of an oak tree
on a humid
june midnight
to the sound
of cricket
moans

a room without a view - 11/7/2006

Listen

they took off
my skin
and cut out
my eyes
they cut off
my head
arms
my thighs
parts is parts
its quite
a surprise
when it happens
to you
and you find
yourself hanging
on hooks
in a room
without a view

birds - 11/6/2006

birds
surround me
a riot of sound
and songs
whirling around
like a swirl
of leaves
rising
skyward
into the realm
of dawn
where everything
is light
and nothing
is wrong

waterholes - 11/5/2006

Listen

memory is
the elephant
who forgets
you year
by year
and leaves
you lost
in the waterholes
of your mind
eating lotus
flowers
and dates
and wrestling
with time

Valeria - 11/4/2006

i shook
to the beat
of drums
in the dark
and rhythms
in my head
while
others were
singing
around the
pyre
and someone
was dancing
with the fire
and
everyone
was
screaming
for the dead

moonflower - 11/3/2006

Listen

dark
side
of the moon
a flower
bloom
hidden
from earthly
eyes
its petals
a
delight
for the
galactic
night
and all
the stars
in all
the skies

banshee - 11/2/2006

i had
lost sight of
her
all pale skin
and eyes
full of
everything
all at once
desperately
elusive
i could
still smell
her
in the thick
air
in the thick
night
my ears
ringing
with memories
of voice
my feet
bleeding
unimaginable
silhouettes
onto grass
as i ran

Devil in a tree - original

twilight
and there's
a devil
in the tree
am I looking
at him
or is he
looking at me

(I forgot I wrote this actually, then it rewrote itself as the one below, but this came first

devil in a tree - 11/1/2006

Listen

there's a devil
in the tree
all ancient eyes
and teeth
and it's been in there
since the beginning
it watches
and it waits
and it plots
your despair
and your pain
all that is wrong
in your world
is wrong
because of that devil
in that tree
sometimes I shiver
because it's looking
at you
and sometimes
I shiver
for me