Dreams
Latest dreams: loaning a
small sum of
money to
the daisy patch on the
east side of
the front yard; at an early stage in
development preaching not elementary language to
claylike people; watching expressionlessly bark and
stick ****; furthering the cause of
adverse effects (it’s better to not live a
lie); encouraging the black birds on
the cement path out front to
never go after
money, benefit, profit, power, and
so forth by
unprincipled means.
while climbing the stairs
i see two
a good person
smiling at me
hug me with body
speak in a loud voice
"You are a precious person"
a smart guy
look at me and smile
with a motionless
Speak expressionlessly, barely audible
"good morning"
after reading the book
I think as I go down the stairs
who i need
who need me
who will i choose?
that is the problem.
Whispering winds upon futures foretold,
another adventure for the bird-drake behold.
Arrival at the village, covered and concealed,
the boy had to be silent, or his secret would be revealed.
Out of the torchlight, behind the wall,
The basket in hand, under the fence, he'd crawl.
His creature would squeel and squirm about,
Catching the attention of a nearby scout.
"What is that you have there boy?",
The would fall silent, expressionlessly coy,
"Just a hen for dinner" he'd reply,
To shake of suspicion with one simple lie.
The scout would shrug, nodding to the child,
Returning to his watch upon the distance wild.
The sour air and the starry skies,
And this new creature with wondrous blue eyes.
Was this his wish? A strange new pet?
Will it bring happiness? or naught but regret...
He was no longer angry
writing his own epitaph.
Fighting a singular brute
without repeating himself.
Midnight. Untouchable moon
drops the ear-ring.
A mottled face worships
a ladder expressionlessly.
A monk walks past an
oversexed monkey.
A hidden agenda in end,
shows a dirty hand.
You know, I do not want
to tame an exploding –
navel. Transfixed I throw
the bottle in a sea.
One more parakeet dies
in my hands. How do I catch
a flying saucer in the
alien body. ?
Satish Verma
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