On display, million dollar vessel in canal's sunk tide
Tucked away, among mangrove mud clotted denial
Puce pearl oily oyster tender is tenebrous, enduring
Glorified twilit stygian tomb stratum, fruit forbidden
Subtly shell punctured soluble beach, myriad shards
Enigmatic still with wetness' enhance, violet invites
Transferral from rigorous guard to transfixed vouyer
Probing unknown, chin agitated by revelation's rush
Patron wary of sandbar swayed by his colossal wake
Thaumaturge paramour aperture, a mollusc's burrow
Gasp, splutter, passage - sanctum, envelop and cove
Obstinate bow, depth sounding judge of her operandi
Taste bud enticement taramasalata melt into biscuit
Stalwart Steersman, sweet repertoire most romantic
Whale taming fables embrocate mute hearts smooth
Pourboire urges matinee performance, raised salutes
Second March
- set sail on money seas -
Reconcile from reality, - enjoyable voyage!
Categories:
dehisce, allusion, boat, introspection, lust,
Form: Free verse
Those dreamy days of dulcet splendor reign
As songbirds fill the skies and buds appear
Sweet iris blossoms line the country lane
Their bearded lace announcing spring is here
The resurrection of once-frozen roots
Produces grandeur in each garden patch
As nature’s flowers don their finest suits
And nests appear in limbs where robins hatch
The debutants in chiffon gowns await
Slow dances with brash boys who’ll seek a kiss
‘Neath sequin stars rapt lovers speak of fate
As climbing buds on trellises dehisce
Cocoons are shed and butterflies step out
Earth’s kindest season ushers joy throughout
*February 25, 2019
Categories:
dehisce, spring,
Form: Sonnet
The men of clay, mouths dehisce wide
Voicelessly pass
Arms at their sides; feet stiffly tight
Perception dull
No meager light softens their skull
Inside my head their voices scream
Nightmarish dream
The words conveyed I try to hide
Menacing threats infuse my ears
Two bare knees
Oblivion, morass of grey
Lethe embraces. Here I will stay.
***
May 22, 2017
Copyright © Darren White
Categories:
dehisce, dark, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme