The old woman danced in the afternoon sunlight,
not with nimble feet, but frozen hands.
Just my mother, you see - never able to gain a wide berth of trouble...
Sitting there in the shadows I watched,
carefully tracing the edges of the antiseptic room;
white were the curtains, large the windows of the soul -
every gloriously tiled footstep caused a squeek, squeek, squeek on the floor...
Here at the end, we stood...
and yet the flood had not been released,
nay, not even a drop was shed...
Another minute or two passed, I knew I'd never speak to her again...
I knew we'd never laugh at the sparrows in the front yard,
seek peace in a like mind,
or remember the bad-old-days like every other day...
Soon it was time for me to go,
I felt in necessary to remember the old woman dancing in the sunlight,
never nimble with feet - or hands for that matter...but she could cook with words...
No, we were clumsy together - two shoes tied together by blood...
forever bound by dumb-assery...a billboard for foolish decisions...
still she was my mother,
and we were one in the same,
one day I will forgive that trespass,
one fine day it will all make sense, you know...
from the past the tears will fall,
only to live another day.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Friends
Skipping on the clouds,
sun rays, glittering on the horizon
cast down to the bright new sea
on the evening's turn,
bad luck shared with the beasties,
into her eyes I never strayed, content in the jellied fray
we shook and still frozen in the ancient cave,
it was a long night,
survived by only a latent voice,
and solemn friendship among the years,
It became clear, the darkness was our crew-mate,
Odd eye see, a forlorn conclusion...
but still we remain,
with a knife against the flimsy shield of time,
bound together by innocence.
As the summer wanes,
remember the moments we had,
on the open sea of bright new days.
sun rays, glittering on the horizon
cast down to the bright new sea
on the evening's turn,
bad luck shared with the beasties,
into her eyes I never strayed, content in the jellied fray
we shook and still frozen in the ancient cave,
it was a long night,
survived by only a latent voice,
and solemn friendship among the years,
It became clear, the darkness was our crew-mate,
Odd eye see, a forlorn conclusion...
but still we remain,
with a knife against the flimsy shield of time,
bound together by innocence.
As the summer wanes,
remember the moments we had,
on the open sea of bright new days.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Epilogue to the Battle
Moist grass underfoot in mourning dew,
fresh soil disguised on a streak,
a smile, sickly sweet,
she listens to the hall, heavy footsteps pitter-patter
as the clouds pass over
just a wisp
silver in the morning heat,
that sting, a sting on the flanks,
boiled like an old leather heart, rage fills the
broken glass...
unable to empty the hole,
the dirt slinks back in,
like she used to on the evening sabbath ,
now the spell shatters,
on the daylight we slumber tense,
unable to forget the fateful hours hence,
remember it was only a dream -
that's what the leech did say.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Nightmare King
Slayeth away, busy King
along the crimson fields the warriors fell!
Tearing apart the darkening skies, the King raised his voice
above the din, bellowing like the call of the horn.
"Stay, my boys! Leave the way clear - the Champion is mine!"
Over the bodies he skipped merrily, traipsing over the pawns,
keenly focused,
on a legacy by the sword.
"Don't go m'lord! Come back, before it is past time!" the warriors brayed,
still the King did not attend - drawing his jeweled sword,
shining now in the evening sun, stained with fading stars
Above all others, he led his life plain,
conqueror among the conquerors,
till that fateful day, the day his Queen was besieged,
She kept the watch
watching the feral hordes writhe above the catacombs
Not in the tower, but at the front gate, urging the young men to fight
in his stead.
With sleight of hand,
She was taken by the Champion that day, with cold steel and heart alike,
the grounds full of blood and dust, patterned like the spray of a waterfall
upon every lifeless face,
He stood above her, the Champion, driving his sword into her gullet
while taking the King's place in her heaven,
and all that he ever held dear.
Almost succumbed under the haze of fever,
the King did see it all,
the fire in His eyes, wretched gnashing teeth, yes, a hole was made into his soul that day!
As the thunder raged, and lightning fell like tears,
an oath was taken - with no one around.
Vengeance, was the only compass of the King.
Now at the edges of sight, his men regaled in the muddy fields
knowing what was to come - the mighty King!
As he clashed his shield against his sword, the men shouted
on high: "Do not continue m'lord, you are consumed!"
Too late for the Champion, however - for he knelt by the end of the King's mercy
Screaming, screaming, the hordes did wail, beseeching the nightmare King,
strangely hollow now, the scene divides
the many seem so few, and the hills become cobblestone hallways,
"What sorcery betrays these eyes?" wondered the King, as the voices became tangible
Gazing down upon the Champion, he noticed the flames had become blue,
a continence much like his weighed upon the image below him,
weaving together the mists, he cleared his troubled mind, and now he recognized the enemy!
It was so clear now, like the harvest moon -
"This man is not my wife's killer, he is my son..."
"My son! My Son! How has this come to be?!"
The King, seeing his son's bloodied features sharp, did now retreat a few paces,
ceased only by the feet of his body stumbling into a unknown form just behind him:
It was only the body of his wife, the Queen...with a dagger lodged in her heart,
to the vision he gasped "My love, my love! What have I done?!"
Time now slowed forth...as if in a dream,
heaviness poured across his limbs swathed in the fear of what he had done
slow as molasses in the morning air,
as the the servants stood by, gazing upon the would-be-king
horror clear, the sound of flesh became muddled once more.
The call of the horns,
The call of the horns,
the cry of the falcon in the distant past,
the pall of summer on the winter's smile,
for times long ago he flailed about,
on the soft mossy banks of the lake,
allowing one final glimpse of what was,
a tapestry of love, now torn upon the rocks, his
standard in the thorny brambles,
and the cruel absoluteness of tender life,
now alone in the corner, two forms still,
while the shadows crept in...
"Ah!"
the King thought to himself...
...then what is the point of being young, if you cannot regret it?"
along the crimson fields the warriors fell!
Tearing apart the darkening skies, the King raised his voice
above the din, bellowing like the call of the horn.
"Stay, my boys! Leave the way clear - the Champion is mine!"
Over the bodies he skipped merrily, traipsing over the pawns,
keenly focused,
on a legacy by the sword.
"Don't go m'lord! Come back, before it is past time!" the warriors brayed,
still the King did not attend - drawing his jeweled sword,
shining now in the evening sun, stained with fading stars
Above all others, he led his life plain,
conqueror among the conquerors,
till that fateful day, the day his Queen was besieged,
She kept the watch
watching the feral hordes writhe above the catacombs
Not in the tower, but at the front gate, urging the young men to fight
in his stead.
With sleight of hand,
She was taken by the Champion that day, with cold steel and heart alike,
the grounds full of blood and dust, patterned like the spray of a waterfall
upon every lifeless face,
He stood above her, the Champion, driving his sword into her gullet
while taking the King's place in her heaven,
and all that he ever held dear.
Almost succumbed under the haze of fever,
the King did see it all,
the fire in His eyes, wretched gnashing teeth, yes, a hole was made into his soul that day!
As the thunder raged, and lightning fell like tears,
an oath was taken - with no one around.
Vengeance, was the only compass of the King.
Now at the edges of sight, his men regaled in the muddy fields
knowing what was to come - the mighty King!
As he clashed his shield against his sword, the men shouted
on high: "Do not continue m'lord, you are consumed!"
Too late for the Champion, however - for he knelt by the end of the King's mercy
Screaming, screaming, the hordes did wail, beseeching the nightmare King,
strangely hollow now, the scene divides
the many seem so few, and the hills become cobblestone hallways,
"What sorcery betrays these eyes?" wondered the King, as the voices became tangible
Gazing down upon the Champion, he noticed the flames had become blue,
a continence much like his weighed upon the image below him,
weaving together the mists, he cleared his troubled mind, and now he recognized the enemy!
It was so clear now, like the harvest moon -
"This man is not my wife's killer, he is my son..."
"My son! My Son! How has this come to be?!"
The King, seeing his son's bloodied features sharp, did now retreat a few paces,
ceased only by the feet of his body stumbling into a unknown form just behind him:
It was only the body of his wife, the Queen...with a dagger lodged in her heart,
to the vision he gasped "My love, my love! What have I done?!"
Time now slowed forth...as if in a dream,
heaviness poured across his limbs swathed in the fear of what he had done
slow as molasses in the morning air,
as the the servants stood by, gazing upon the would-be-king
horror clear, the sound of flesh became muddled once more.
The call of the horns,
The call of the horns,
the cry of the falcon in the distant past,
the pall of summer on the winter's smile,
for times long ago he flailed about,
on the soft mossy banks of the lake,
allowing one final glimpse of what was,
a tapestry of love, now torn upon the rocks, his
standard in the thorny brambles,
and the cruel absoluteness of tender life,
now alone in the corner, two forms still,
while the shadows crept in...
"Ah!"
the King thought to himself...
...then what is the point of being young, if you cannot regret it?"
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Streaks
On the docks they skitter along, lost and found,
little feet grown large on the drizzly boardwalk,
with dreams aplenty, as when the wind was young
Few reach the pinnacle of speed - the effort alone would slay
dragons, these souls are on their way no doubt,
towards heroic deeds yet unseen,
with determination on the sweat of their brow,
pining away with a demigod's plow
Some flow down the gentle pathway to a nearby pub like
cold molasses, taken in by the smell of the sea,
new pork pies and stale beer,
a cacophonous, winding, misty embrace -
wafting along the edges of their senses,
they search for way to stay razor's edge
Most, forget why they came -
the fog of being human is not easily swayed
hemming and hawing,
toiling just to skirt the taxman's gaze,
but not enough to
kill the numbness on the brain
Soon all the big feet, some narrow, some wide -
all of them seek shelter amidst the throng,
wishing to become small once again,
tiny footprints on the sandy beaches of the world
unknown and unhindered
back to the place where dreams anew.
little feet grown large on the drizzly boardwalk,
with dreams aplenty, as when the wind was young
Few reach the pinnacle of speed - the effort alone would slay
dragons, these souls are on their way no doubt,
towards heroic deeds yet unseen,
with determination on the sweat of their brow,
pining away with a demigod's plow
Some flow down the gentle pathway to a nearby pub like
cold molasses, taken in by the smell of the sea,
new pork pies and stale beer,
a cacophonous, winding, misty embrace -
wafting along the edges of their senses,
they search for way to stay razor's edge
Most, forget why they came -
the fog of being human is not easily swayed
hemming and hawing,
toiling just to skirt the taxman's gaze,
but not enough to
kill the numbness on the brain
Soon all the big feet, some narrow, some wide -
all of them seek shelter amidst the throng,
wishing to become small once again,
tiny footprints on the sandy beaches of the world
unknown and unhindered
back to the place where dreams anew.
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