To my son

To my son, I hope that you are happy And that you are always able to know what that is Stay out of trouble if you can But go into it if you must Know that I don’t care who you love As long as…

Where will all my words be?

I wonder what you think of me Writing out all these lines Deep in the night I am not crazy, though to write you have to be And I am not masochistic Although to write… well… Turn my eyes in on my chest Trying to…

Nobody likes to be Chained

I swear, what was written tastes better than apple served by the hands of a lover. I know men who mistook their stupidity for cleverness. I am against nothing but a man who doesn’t feel the end of this poem as the end of a…

Social Niceties

Tea and cookies on an ornate plate wait for young ladies to sit down and hear the old tales from old men who know nothing of secrets that they keep and lies they tell and promis- es that die

Harmony

Harmony An orange, a pear lying on a wooden tray in harmony with yellow achilleas spreading luck all over Hour 16 @varenyas

The Sunflowers

Van Gogh painted the sunflowers Harsh in their brightness Thick was the paint on the canvas Standing out from the flat surface Every color shone Van Gogh drank the sunflowers He absorbed every image around him Took it in and consumed it Drank it down…

Frozen

The lake froze over As it does every winter Streaks of brown and white Air bubbles that catch a last breath Eye staring up Everything is visible And not at the same time The images bend and twist Ice distorting purifying and consuming all

Thick Thighs Save Lives

Thick thighs save lives So I have heard it said Never before have my mighty Thors Been so complimented I have hidden them deep Under denim and cloth Loving the darkness Much more than a moth Not for fear of their look But from wandering…

Magic

Momentarily suspend disbelief, and separate yourself from reality. Bend your mind to see different points of view, look at life with childlike wonder, reach into your imagination, bring forth amazing fantasies. Weave stories and dreams into a collection of color, a vibrant tapestry of temporary…

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