i
what motive is there
for reading
poems in the blinding
light of this 21st
century?
ii
where can you find
words that
whisper to the
heart?
how will you learn to
see light
snoozing like a lucky
dragon in the
dark?
to reveal the true
identity of the
shadow?
to discover the
capering shape of your
soul?
iii
quietly
quietly
patiently
iv
turn off all that
electricity
for a change.
watch the face of the
moon
as she drifts across your
window pane
v
the draft of time is
touching your
skin
the drought of old
age is
coming
why be
afraid?
vi
who dreams? & who
awakes?
is your soul a
flying
horse?
no one
knows?
vii
a shaman is rising
out of this
page with
rattles & drums
chanting poems with
barefoot
words
throwing off their
forms &
dancing around a
fire that you’ve only
begun to
imagine
viii
is your mind an empty
cave, or a cosmic
memory?
how do you fit
inside your
skull?
where was yesterday
going with
tomorrow?
who really
really loves
you for your self
alone?
ix
tears from
heaven
wisdom from
hell
x
returning new born from
neverwhere
with plenty of wine &
bread to
share