to lean forward towards its ear,
its ear concerned with more immediate things,
across the muscled, tendoned neck
so much more a neck than human neck
with the urge to whisper some unformulated words
arising beyond a language, in the heart,
concerning some so briefly,
so deeply now perceived
of some equality hidden in humility
holding horse and rider
in some ancient bond of trust,
perhaps of love.
a poet is joined to everything,hangs by a word;wisdom’s joined to everything;hang lightly, golden heart.
‘As I argued in my previous book,‘Some definitions of ‘definition’ in contemporary philosophy’ –an argument which I hope to pursuein a following volume, (and I quote) :‘to define what we mean by ‘definition’we must first considerthe nature of definition:can it be itself defined? Isits definition itself a retreatfrom what definition defines? …’and the wood of…
even between the stones at the water’s edgeand the mist almost hides the topsof the mountainsonly I am listening to the heron’s cryI brought my brush and pen and paper and ink blockbut there is no poem here;Nature is hiding her secrets todaylike a silent woman in her winter coat.I could write how last summerwe…
What slight misunderstanding, view of self,that led to fading love, then bitter hate?What silent judgment of yourself, believed,without a witness, umpire, counsel, friend?Where was that childhood friend you loved, called ‘God’,who knew you better than you knew yourself,and understood your every thought and act?What black and vicious weed grew secretlywhile all your thoughts – you…
they braved last winter, huddled like cabbage stalksso as to be inconspicuousto the meddlesome and sterile fingers of frost,then burst into abundant life, as did the pelargoniums,with a blatant generosity or hymn of praise as ifto prove some point we’d overlookedabout Creation.Last week, dead-headed like a battlefield,they fell back into themselves, exhausted,as if they wanted…
to the slender brancheswhose leaves flutterlike young girlstalking of love(for Brian Tinsley with best wishes)
