We cannot eat this bread. A shadow reached all the way around the sky as a life tilted away like a country road headed north. We sometimes forget just how to move air in and out — There are no easy breaths here. We…
Category: Miscellaneous
Light as a Feather
The rain dripped over my lashes and I awake to the thunder roaring above the clouds. Streams of lightening color the sky with magnificent rainbows. I must be dreaming the water gently removed the discontent from my face. How did I end up in this…
Hour Thirteen, Change in the laws of physics
Perpetual Motion A world without inertia would at first seem a paradise. Nothing would slow us down as we glided around, flitting like jeweled insects through daily tasks, dancers flying through the air, creating aerial displays that no longer defied death, one push of a…
Unlaw
At 12 noon on a Monday,the inner core of the Earthgave Her immediate noticeAnd quit "Dear Universe, You stuck me with a planetOf people who think I'mHollow orFlatAnd I can't go on holding onTo these ignorant hoomans. They are too spacey and believe the weirdest…
Oasis
In this fierce desert I seek the green oasis blooming in your eyes. J. Pratt-Walter © 8/2017
#11 Response to music that could not be played on my computer:
I could not hear what they heard, nor could I see what they saw. How I longed to understand what made their feet tap and their faces smile. I felt like an outsider for the first time. I am not deaf, I can see, yet…
slow down, mother earth, slow down
once upon a time in the land that we know the world slowed down its spinning instead of a day to completely revolve a month was needed to rotate from end to beginning the dark of the night now lasted two weeks without a new…
Without a Mark
There are ways to kill without leaving a mark Injuries to the heart Blows to the soul There is no exact science to this One never knows how many hits it takes Sometimes the system is weak but requires multiple strikes Or the system is…
Carrying a Torch
To the Muse of Forever Love Carrying a torch, they call it, but I have ignited both ends and swallowed flames, impelling spears of consecrated Light deep into the heartland of my soul. J. Pratt-Walter, (c) 8/2017
Sesh
Gather ‘round the fire and we’ll share an experience. Two flames: One at your mouth, The other at your feet. Dense smoke, Super silver haze, Holds, carries our laughter into space. Drift with me; Dance in the light of the stars. Close your eyes and…