Ditches Poems

pelelui

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sunlight …

like shards of glass it
shreds the emerald green bamboo trunks
dazzling my eyes like gods -
swaying … whispering
a torrid breeze carries the horror …
what we’ve yet to witness we...

looking for the real me

...I spend hours a day looking for the real me
contorting and distorting myself, in new directions
feeling pressure from the eyes of my ancestors
my spirit guides cheering me on, to be me, the real m...

This Plague was No Joke

...Dr. Moody was discouraged, his job had taken a turn.
This was the third plague that hit Minnesota in twelve years.
People were dying in ditches, seeking relief from their open sores.
Frozen corpse...

Running Tree

...he was caught running between ditches
the witch’s wand stopped his running legs
and his pumping limb arms
now he is forever running in place
we call him the running tree...

I didn't call him, just as the wind doesn't ask permission to caress the rusty leaves

...I didn't call him, just as the wind doesn't ask permission to caress the rusty leaves,
I sat there, crushing the day in my palms like an old parchment of forgotten memories,
I let the water boil, a...

Muskerry Spring

...At Lough Allua, along the waterfront
One observes a turning of the tide
From river stones, which stay blunt
Are nature’s creatures, who needn’t hide

A little toad searches for anew
Commencing ...

I'm Guilty

...Of only havin' eyes for you. Of makin' everyday better than before. Of hatin' thinkin' bout you with anyone makes me blue. Of missin' you every time we say be safe leaves me wantin' more.
Of treatin...

Grooming Myself

...My fingernails are filthy
Looks like they are digging ditches while I sleep
I begin to groom myself like a cat
I do not use my tongue, I use other nails
Nails scraping gunk out of other nails
Ho...

Beginning of a Prophecy

...With inscrutable imprecision and ominousness
The night faded into a Dracula’s delicious twilight
Blood moon promised never materialized
Soothsayers recognized the beginning of a prophecy

They d...

a village in the sun

...A village in the sun

There is a small village with a few streets that have no name and houses have no number twelve I bought a small home that had stood empty for years when not used as a stable f...

SENIOR COMMUNITY DRUG OPERATIONS RAN BY DOMESTIC TERRORISTS DEALERS INC

...SNOW BIRDS HAVE A WHOLE NEW MEANING MASSIVE CRIMINAL CONVOYS TARGETING SENIORS THE CONVOY OF HASTE CORRUPT DRUG DEALERS ARRIVE TO FLORIDA TARGETING SENIOR COMMUNITIES TARGETING DISABLED AMERICANS MOS...

Black Ice Snake

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The morning was painted with a frigid brush
The car gargled up a February moon
I had the early A.M road all to myself
almost
A death wish was gaining ground in large chunks
together we entered...

Medieval Poetry Translations VII by Michael R Burch

...These are English translations/modernizations of Medieval poems written in Old English and/or Middle English.


The Maiden’s Song aka The Bridal Morn
anonymous Medieval lyric
translation by Mich...

Twisted Words

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Twisted Words are they your fears you hold onto
written on your scroll? That you project on me?

Twisted Words robs someone of their joy and
One's character,  tend to dig ditches to entangle 
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The Storm

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The Storm
Miracle man
11/18/2024

First the T.V. went,
then ditches filled with water;
the storm had arrived.
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