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Cave Sketches
05/30/06 |
Their striving toward originality
resulted in piece meal offerings;
bright but witless understanding:
statements that ponder universalities
feed our warm pulsating bossoms
Idling too long, byte by byte
millennial automatons march -
logged-off but only hibernating:
underneath, aware of scratches
on rockfaces of now ancient halls.
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Wonderment
6/17/06 |
Adrift in thought
wildly waving-off
voice-violated mind
mildew-filled firmament
domed encasement
congested cacophony
paddling then waving
waving then paddling
fearsome frolic: panic!
settle little dove, alight
bud on branch sprout
promised pome of olive
drift homeward again
unseal door tightly shut
key to new life bring
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Valley Of Vision
07/28/06 |
The "Valley of Vision" - the plains of derision
has caught my eye - ripping out my bosom
lay captive my heart - tethering claws
captured my wandering mind - releasing nether the vagabond
your cup sends me reeling - tumbling venom drenched
a haughty tower trembling - quivering the night cold
never again to be rebuilt - ever awash on the shore
two men once hung from a tree - condemnation rife
the one cursed his life upon himself - excluded realities
the other condemned eternally - for him accursed vindication
neither the valley nor in the plain - hope prescribe
did the eye cast its mark - vision bright become
felled by projectile true - delight, darkened demise
a day no one can rue - smite the wanderlust of hope
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Bygone Dreams
09/01/06 |
Behind the pane
he peers intently
gathering stars
netloads each night
in the day glossing
laughing winds
whispering gaily
when storms are about
watches light shudder
crack open the dark
one fine day
it happened
fate prank played
wham! shatter, ruffle
feathers everywhere
gangly dizzy birdie
he gazes amazed
angered, interrupted
down shattered
quick decision
resuscitation
irritating intrusion
breezes now bothered
shattered glass all over
safety in the wind
quickly replaced
all back in place
birdie dazed but well
outside new pane
all quite the same
pain drifts away
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Seasons
09/21/06 |
Transeasonal transitions-
moons and harvests
transcendent revolutions-
'round the light of day
resolutions each new year
summer, winter, spring or fall
cyclic orchestra, nature's call
asymmetric symmetry, pulsing breast
cosmic poetry, life-long quest
young and old, near or far
Pilgrim's Warder, guiding star.
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Night's Tender Kiss
11/10/06 |
Your northern smile embraces -
shining stars in the dimming sky
sparkles burst and pierce me
such brightness lightens my load
another day closes, sun sleeps
another night begins, stars keep
a hope of us together one day
across an ocean - now divides us
steps hasten screen door bangs
my chin lifts, eyes peering deep
this night is your day my sweet
slumber with fondest thoughts
our souls' yearning tendrils enlace.
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Kerry, In Memory
05/04/07 |
Take him home to Ellerston
there to rest, proud heart and soul
sultry rhythm, bushland hearth
beloved sunburnt country
just another day in the bush
life rolls on like a country song
paean to the homeland south
rays bounce off yon coffin sheen
life does go on without you
your neighbor's cattle wander
stray across funeral march
Mackellar's words guide our steps:
'Though earth holds many splendors,
wherever I may die,
I know to what brown country
My homing thoughts will fly....'
out in blistering open land
rest at last o learned hand
so ends one life's longest day
memories now forever stay
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Song Of The Sunflower
06/08/07 |
Was it your bright yellow petals
or the way you danced in the breeze,
that I brought you home from fields;
was it your sturdy stalks upright
or the camaraderie, your solidarity?
There in the sun you sang hope -
songs that filled a mourning heart;
there in the wind you whispered,
plaintive farewells on conflicted air:
fill this grieving with consolation.
Outside my bedroom window lay,
this lush bed of leaf and bloom;
here in season this heart remind -
morning greetings, eloquent sway:
your grace betray rich folly of war.
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Photographs On Our Wedding Day
07/08/07
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Sit down with me awhile, my Love
Let's leave the world behind;
This hour belongs to us alone:
Our moment etched in time.
Lean upon my shoulder, Sweet
And press your cheek to mine.
Let's set our eyes to spy upon
Our promised ever after, find.
Rest your arm upon my knee
And hold that smile again.
Another spot is next in line
On our wedding photography.
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Elegy For Jonathan, The Prince
08/03/07 |
Stately tall you meekly stand
on your finger the signet band
for my sake you shunned your crown
for my breath your devotion fierce
you gave for me your sword and squire
your hospitality did never tire
proud brothers in battle or play
companions going about each day
in your shadow I had no care
my home's cupboards were never bare
song and merriment never missed
hunger a stranger to my lips
your place at court set second to mine
your heart pure - best fruit of vine
your eyes reflect esteem so dear
no man's affection held so near
O gallant Prince in battle slain
my soul cries out for you in pain
Saul's crown you've set upon my head -
a long-held secret I shan't covet
My lord, one could never repay;
the debt of friendship's love dismay?
to live this life as noble and true
to generously care and give as you
Prince of the Realm, if you could hear
the Scroll of the Upright, loud and clear
in the Song of the Bow proclaimed
praise of our filial bond inscribed.
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