Death teaches us meaning
of the word sudden —
one minute there, one minute
not —
the blackness, the blankness,
the emptiness, the silence, the void —
the most palpable, oppressing nothing
there ever was.
Death teaches us meaning
of the word sudden —
one minute there, one minute
not —
the blackness, the blankness,
the emptiness, the silence, the void —
the most palpable, oppressing nothing
there ever was.
I’ve only yet to see the apparition of enlightenment, and it always slips past in my periphery.
oh my gosh is that a star
in bright city sky?
nope! police helicopter
Star!
Nope, rocket.
Star?
Nope, police helicopter.
Star!
Nope, corporate satellite.
Star?
Nope, airplane.
Loss — the great redefiner of life.
the body is a clock —
bones tick and tock
years gather in flesh
an alarm set for death
Weeds —
is there really evil in their hearts
or are they simply feisty seeds —
ambitious verdant darts,
proliferous garden art?
Lightning dances —
Thunder applauds her!
Grass of Walt
[D!@%] of Moby
Boz gets Lit
Bard’s the [$h¡t]
G R i E F —
i feel so tiny inside
Hot coffee and cold winter mornings are two of the best soul mates who ever did find each other.
Adversity enhances this tale we call life.
Say what! You mean
That’s not why they call it an
Em dash? — those Dickinson
Hyphens between?