Cliffside Poems

Advanced Birdwatching For Beginners

...Crow (Blackus Menacingus)
large, clever and a scavenger
found in gardens where there’s trees
good at puzzles, can be trained
likes TV shows about celebrities

Blackbird (Blackus Not-A-Pirateus)...

Sarah’s Origin

...My eyes stare straight,
fixated on something in the distance, 
humming a song that would send chills,
if you ever got the chance to listen.

A padded cell and a straitjacket,
the doctor giving ...

Montage, Part One of Many

...I stand
Standing upon the emerald landscape
posture stiff and still
Eyes like black holes
devouring the space around me
Glass horse galloping, prisms 
exploding through the plainlands
Time pas...

Ashes of Sound

...Ash
It falls
And lay still 
Burning city
But it’s still my home 
Smoke clouds inhabit skies 
And skyscrapers crumble down
We watch from the cliffside and mourn 
A disaster soundtrack lacking ...

Seascape

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Written: November 21, 2023
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racing with the breeze
strength, streaming supple beauty~
stellar vividness

freewill upon ...

Pantoum On Writing Poetry

...Your own unique voice. You’re your own boss.
Sprinkle of humble and profound words.
Speaking in tongues that often crisscross.
Ink takes flight as experiential and seasonal birds.

Sprinkle of h...

Untitled

...Wake up! You awake to cliffside turn-tables--mountains crumble into the divots of the record; mountain goats float upon ethereal notes. They bleat in conjunction with dusty LPs. Soon enough, cities r...

Lifetime Get-A-Way, a Survivors Tale

...*Image of Cherokee Piper, Four-seater single engine by Wilkie.

Lifetime Get-A-Way, A Survivors Tale

It is nineteen-eighty new years eve in less than two days,
that said--this turne...

Wolf Songs and Moonlight

...It was there on the cliffs of my home I found them. The wolves that fight for the moon. You see, there have been tales of them passed from old mouths to the ears of children in my family for generati...

On the Rocks

...what candle pressed against the wind
a winding trail unfolds 
down the cliffside 
into the storm
where a treasure lies to behold
a thousand jagged teeth
Peirce the roiling spew
a promise of pa...

In It For the Long Haul

...This life can sometimes feel lonesome and that’s perfectly okay,
Our strong muscles and bones are shouting out that we’re here to stay.
Even if we are housing the prehistoric birds of prey.

It’s...

Wild Life Inspired By the Cliffs of Moher

...Wildflowers sleeping late on dewy days
Rather than traveling on mountaintops
Two flowers embrace in harmony
Cognizant of nature's patrimony
Thankful for the few good years that remain
Their love...

I Believe In You, Too

...I Believe In You, Too

I have come to realize that I am obsessive
And afraid to act, well, because I am afraid
Like standing at the edge; rehearsing, what if
Instead of jumping; 
As the ...

Thrones In the Woods, Or Catskill Kingdom

...High up amidst a forest slope,
in bedding grounds where whitetails lope,
by ledges hidden from our eyes,
a quirky outcropping does lie.

Breaking a broadleaf canopy,
the scree-slope of an old q...

Rugged Road

...As I walk down this rugged road,
That flows through the overgrown wood;
I am reminded of the life of a Christian.
This crumbling road with its faded yellow line;
It may have difficult turns and d...

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