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DALI PSEUDO SCAPIGLIATA

...
pantheon rome

 dome   
       dissolves
                                   
  before our eyes

transmutes

into
    dishevelled

tresses
 
in need of a comb
...

Have You Because I Have

...Some people tend to forget that we’re not in the same boat.  
Some people tend to forget that we’re not wearing the same coat.  
You wave to me, and I wave to you in return.  
That’s not all there...

It were you

...Wiping own tears who made me smile were you,
Who never let my sorrows pile were you.

In a house haunting where I lived alone,
Who even made loneliness smile were you.  

Few bother broods like...

'Twas the night before Christmas

...'Twas the night before Christmas quite a long time ago
 I was nestled snugly in bed with my brother Joe
The stockings were hung neatly on our footboard rails
While we dreamt visions of Barbie’s Do...

Still Holding My Own

...My life is a shambles unknown
The chaos is mine all alone
My dishevelled appearance 
Belies the coherence 
Of the ability to still hold my own...

See See Under The Sea

...the seahorses grazed in a field undersea 
the jellyfish wobbled at the party

the starfish in their constellations went
the clams secretive tight lipped and silent 

the hammerhead sharks did t...

The picture on the parlor wall

...The picture on the parlor wall
Is dishevelled and dramatic 
It's sullen bronzing ornate frame
Belies something problematic 

The imagery is deafening 
The figure stands enigmatic
The scenery b...

Hold hands and fly through space

...One of the most difficult experiences we have as humans is leaving someone we love with our whole being. It is heartbreaking to accept that someone we love is really bad for us. 

This acknowledgem...

Raining in Summer

...The smoldering sun shines incessantly
Until the earth’s humidity hastens 
The forming of cinereal clouds calmly covers 
The spacious skies above and suddenly
Gentle rain soft but steady
Begins t...

SCAPIGLIATA

...Softened
  blurred
&
   unfinished Scapigliata*
  with 
dishevelled hair
 an unidentified
 woman
    gazing downward 
her hair fills 
the eye 
 with
aesthetic   
  demeanor
& its 
myst...

Maestro

...Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996)

In the midst of stale fog – Is it day or night?
The dimmed dishevelled lights don’t give a bass clef 
Whilst notes made syncopated love at the bar
A tsunami of dis...

CLERIHEW ecphrasis XVI

...Leonardo di ser Piero painted with such flair
especially 'The Lady with Dishevelled Hair'
This head of a woman(la scapigliata )to be sure
 with captivating beauty& a mysterious demeanor


...

ESCAPE

...Escape pods
Ferried fears
Gaping heart
Falling tears
Dishevelled mind
Emotional unrest
Watered ground
Familiar guest
Questioned answers
Unanswered questions
Glassy eyes
Increased tension
...

Natural Selection

...Gravely digging the grave digger digs
holes for souls; waste pits plotted
earth soils clogging
Collections of bones for storage and mind
Disposal in disguise
Many a form, Goldfinch alike, are le...

Tis You

...‘Tis You’

It’s a tempestuous, wuthering, wuthering day
as I set forth exuberant and merrily on my way.
I pause to hearken to the symphony of sound
as natures harmony plays and swirls all around...

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