being burdened with such a name
until one dread night,
surfing a website,
he found he’d achieved a tasteless fame
blinking to the left of hallowed poetic text
on Poemhunter… ‘Whatever next..? ! ‘
exclaimed The Honourable Asafoetida Fartbutton, B. Litt., and then
reached for his pen
(sorry, people, but really…)
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Greek
are happy with verbsexisting without a subject.Renders.Philosophers, silent;poets, dumb;contemplatives, still..Is.Becomes?Continues?Ends?Cogitates:Is?Is:cogitates.Meditates.Rests.Cla rifies.Wonders.Praises.Expands.Em braces.Loves.Is.
so here I am, sitting here, as I write to you,
half of me thinking, time to shut down the PC,you’re not married to the thing or are youwhen a brown spider, all of a centimeter acrossis suddenly there in front of me on the PC’s shelf,stopped sideways as if reflecting (?) as a poet should;and having gained my attention, andbanished all this mindstuff with the…
Every five years or so
a slender book ofmaybe a dozen poemsgently human, likea summer seashorelapping at the heart,leaving washed bright pebbleslike jewelsfor each five yearsa quiet poet, bright-eyedwith an inner smilehas walked around unnoticedwaiting for a poem to come to himand yetleaving the air around him cleanlike a walk by the sea-shorecleansed by the listening sightof a world full…
Dozing this morning – was I awake,
I entered a bright and shining world,but of my own remembered moments;yet more than visual memories:that state of mind, that happinesswhich knows no other..all was brightest colour:the first Mickey Mouse Weeklyto come out in full, rich colour; (I’ll swearit smelled different, too..)the new craft room at school,the intoxicating smell of open tinsof bright coloured enamel…
My dearest one: tell me,
I said to My BelovedIn everything I do, I fail, fall shortof what I would offer from my heart to You;You see this; and say nothing.But then you hide behind my eyes;and so I see with Your eyes,where I have failed;Seeing all this with Your eyes,how can I not return to You,O My Beloved?
My Beloved said
what may I give to you,ask of me what you mayI said to My Beloved,O my dearest one,give me whatevermay bring You closer to mebring me closer to YouMy Beloved saidTell me O my dearest onethat I may give you thatwhich brings Me closer to youI said to My BelovedSend me pain and sufferingfor when…