Now is the solstice of the yearWinter is the glad song that you hearSeven maids move in seven timeHave the lads up ready in a line Ring out these bellsRing out, ring solstice bellsRing solstice bells Join together ‘neath the mistletoeBy the holy oak whereon it growsSeven druids dance in seven timeSing the song the…
Category: poetry
The Oracle Speaks — Dirty
soft belly marble colors me champagne broken baby working to heal in caramel corduroy of melt embrace poetry fly a naked fool for need never haunts air fire flower fever cake blushy red with joy growl hot moist magic make dirt of this time only doing is sacred top image link Magnetic poetry using the…
24SSPC 12 Heavy Snow (2nd Week, Dec 7-20) Taisetsu
Why does winter choose unvarnished midnight to gift clarity of truth? Cold capriciousness may mercifully be veiled — white breath’s forgetting. Late to the party but finally here. I chose to write using the 12th of the 24 forms, mondo, where it can be written with 2 people or one person writing both parts. I…
dVerse — Q191 — snow comes to call
snow comes to call in bright crystal, grouped singularities, downed by gravity yet light at heart they want to play reddening our bare noses tickling our thirsty tongues sticking and sliding about in piles and underfoot men and angels fashioned in this cold season I used this program to snow the quadrille. Björn is today’s…
The Oracle Speaks — warm rainbow breath
dare smile who knows laugh at rain child the world a comforting light can see a little thing feeling tickle of day’s warm rainbow breath using magnetic poetry’s happiness set (sometimes I need a little help childing the world)
24SSPC 11 Heavy Snow (1st Week, Dec 7-20) Taisetsu — Dark Season’s Lessons and OLN
Buddha, Teaching Fourfold Path walking winter grove finds boot tread-shattered snow bones mud’s deep-cloven tracks posted signs by armed unread honor between neighbors stretched iced breeze reddens cheeks, fills heart cold crows overhead scold earthly expectation squirrels rustle through dried oak leaves pond willow’s storm-fallen limbs red pine lean east from long winds chickadees hop…
dVerse — Poetics — Instrumental — Verdi Nabucco Overture
Michigan Summer Dawn again ascends behind treelineSun goddess’ eyelid affirms anotherMystery, what shimmer will be seen? Chipmunks skitter-scout fresh litter,Bluebirds kebob bugs for nestlings;all aware of silent red-tail, watching. Conscientious woodpecker’s sonarallegiance a pesky morning alarm.Pulling blinds, a new day’s play opens. Turkeys wander along old fence line,Doves nod-peck driveway, content,Cardinals wait among pear blossomsfor…
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