Monday, July 19, 2021

screenshot (poem 013-2021)

who are you

wanted: dead or alive

a fly on the screen

is that wind

or life

trembling wings

wavering legs

show me a sign

sneeze or something

wink or rub

your appendages

in ancient ritual

pose or perish

fly away

there's my answer

you never needed one

 


Monday, July 05, 2021

Fillmore Glen steps (poem 012-2021)

flagstone

slate steep

up by one

up again

gorge trail

footstretch

ankle bend

breath theft

upward rockward

rail-free

thigh thrust

inch up

 

down 

 

is

so

easy


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