They exist We exist They wither So do we Masters we are Though they determine If we live or die Intrinsic to humanity Yet we destroy We devour without thought These lives Long lived Yet young We are very much alike What happens to one…
Category: Marathon Poem
Hour 14 (2020)
a mountain stretches far into the sky above a sleepy austrian village. in worn-out sneakers and an oversized hoodie, a tiny sillhouette chooses to dance with it. They begin a slow, trudging walz the girl goes around and around the mountains dirt base through the…
This Prineville Wind!
Oh Mother Earth, what’s with this wind? It’s summer now, and time to send the twilight heat, not rain and hail! I had to turn the heater on and with a blanket keep my tootsies warm! The winter snow to no avail Is months away!…
Bhojpuri:
In Bihari marriages, the ‘mandap‘ is graced with bamboo trees, since bamboo is the fastest growing grass. And isn’t the intent of marriage to sanctify the process of proliferation through progeny? It’s said, ‘in some native languages…’
Mother Earth (hour 14, prompt 14)
Mother Earth is watching Every move you ever make Every thought you ever have And each dream you forsake She knows the things you’ve sacrificed She knows each time you’ve shattered Each time you’ve been made to feel Like you never really mattered Mother Earth,…
Hour 14, Prompt 14 – Apology to the Plant Kingdom
I apologize for my part in it for when I was absorbed with myself and I forgot to pay attention to you for when I misused your generosity and took more than was given I apologize for any harm done to our…
MARK 12:28-34 – Hour 14
MARK 12:28-34 “Reality outruns apprehension,” — Herman Melville Your mother teaches what her mother taught So McKenna quotes Melville and that itself is the interior When I say these words to you— mother, father, teacher, God I do not know what I mean I…
The Way Home
“The land knows you even when you are lost.” ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer Rising with the sun, I give hommage to this day. With the grass full of dew, I relish in the cool comfort as I garden, working the soil and working my soul…
Puppet Master
You mechanically digested people’s insecurities, Had your horns and serpent tongue piercing every single one. You knew exactly what you wanted, And you knew exactly how to get it. You made swallowing a truth that was comprised of white lies look so easy, Had them…
Take What You Need – hour 14, prompt 14
Please, take what you need don’t give in to greed someone anywhere down to one glass of milk there drink what you need here another, naught to wipe baby’s rear take only what’s needed warnings, be heeded what if you, running about find all H20…