Category: Poetry

Purity

“You can’t write the clear biography of the aches and pains inside your skull” ~ Harrison from Skull /  Songs of Unreason I didn’t decide to be a poet.   Rather, the poet found my mind lush fertile ground for prophecies and fantasies to be… Continue Reading “Purity”

#Haiku: Dripping (Shitatari)

Buddha in repose

Minstrels

“I’ve spent a lifetime trying to learn the language of the dead” ~ Jim Harrison from Sister in  Songs of Unreason In the quiet early hours before morning blooms   I yearn to catch their voices amid the scattered ruins   and revel in… Continue Reading “Minstrels”

What is Death?

A dying friend once asked of me, what is death? You’re a poet can you tell me please, what should I expect?

Gravity

“The hardest part is when the river is too swift and goes underground for days on end”   ~Jim Harrison from Songs of Unreason My soul the river rushing over stones of memories buried in sand some more grand and beautiful breathless times remembering glistening… Continue Reading “Gravity”

#Haiku: Cool (suzushi)

stifling desert storm

Spectrum

I took a nap and wept for no reason” ~ Jim Harrison from Songs of Unreason And when I weep are my tears   the color of the turquoise sky   reflecting in my eyes   or are they the white feathered   clouds… Continue Reading “Spectrum”