Parallels

A girl stooped down to tie her shoe. She was thinking about God. Not THAT God. NEVER that God. The other one. The loving one. She knew He was there. Or He/She. Or it. Whatever the ‘Source’ wanted to be called. There – in that spot that is unknowable, but relatable –  He resides. She …

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Resolve

A faulty stone A giant tumbles Bearing fruit Along the crumbles Wearing much Upon the plate Bearing witness at the gate. "Will we ever find true solace?" "When we end the gilded palace." Colossal heights amount to none Circling 'round and 'round the sun Loosely lumbering Grasping black I think it's time to take it …

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Prison of the Rose

Thorny ridges, brushing back Getting into so much slack Much ado with waking time Not much ringing to the rhyme. Pristine clutches, diamond digs Singing for the groveling pigs Trash talk, pouty, with a glance Change it all to take a stance. Rosebush thorny, through and through Rippling forth comes morning dew Listen to the …

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Labor of Mind

Expectations kill the will, Break them down if I'm to mill The wheat from grain and turn the stone; Sounding off, play to the bone. Breaking down to clouds up high, Seeing pathways in the sky To weaving minds still left undone; Filling up, and wanting none.

Waters of the Mind

Waters deep and swirling round Banging on the hardest ground Reaping what the old sage sows Wanting what the cold wind blows Puttering, sputtering Wheelhouse round Listen to the crackle-y sound Grinding, Crush All this to mush And yet it is all tall and lush. Triangulate mind Spiraling down, to unwind Listening is such a …

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