Posts Tagged ‘poetry’
They Are . . .
Loads of change
happening all around me
babies being born,
dear friends dying,
slowly
painfully,
disorientingly sudden
another transitioning,
a sick child,
a busy schedule,
a new career height
The beauty/pain/surprise
of this life. Read the rest of this entry »
The Magnificent (Larry C. Green, October 1, 1951- September 11, 2006)
My Father
It’s not safe
no more
You’re not here
Wasn’t safe when you were near
Wasn’t sweet
But now I crave that bitter taste Read the rest of this entry »
Mother Octopuss
Pacific Red Octopuss
Crushed crimson velvet
the octopus mother dances
bereaved
her tentacles graceful
embracing
the pain-soaked currents
gently caressing the nothing
reaching for the empty
fingertips lost
searching Read the rest of this entry »
Black Licorice
Black licorice spinning round
I look for you in books
on pages
In the residue of characters
lives and thoughts
In painted scenes
And in the incessant philosophy
of humankind
I see you in children’s faces Read the rest of this entry »
