serpent mound
...under the serpent mound prudent
demons (NOT monsters) preserve the
nuts and
endosperm meant for
later day
postmen to deliver
when the time is
all too convincingly ripe...
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Categories:
endosperm, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Whatever Happened To Jordan
...Wisdom, like the endosperm of a coconut, evolved,
Jordan developed in his self-consciousness day by day;
Though vices around virtues, like the galaxy, revolved,
He, like the Magi, keenly discerned...
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Categories:
endosperm, life, people,
Form: Sonnet
Rebirth
...Vernally, I'm reminded of resurrection's redemptive power. Seeds are encapsulated throughout winter's freeze, cradled in their protective hull until conditions are ready. Dying to themselves, the end...
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Categories:
endosperm, character, christian, creation, death,
Form: Haibun
My Grains, Deconstructed
...This time around, I will not scatter these grains
to land where the weeds might choke them.
This time around, I will collect these kernels
and take them to the gristmill in my head
to crack under...
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Categories:
endosperm, growth, introspection, sun,
Form: Free verse
Brooding
...Me and my pride,
me and my hurts.
Who are you, which you are not,
a verbless statement of nirvana?
No pain
no asking, narcissism.
A stream of unbecoming.
Eyes wide open
jaws tightly shut,
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Categories:
endosperm, allegory, angst, animals, anniversary
Form: ABC