An incised smile lodges
in a green heart of lily.
A humble suhbeam
enfolded in a melodious brook.
flaking paint
on peeling buildings
throws
clock fingers
through the last plumes of yesterday
Argus stained waiters
Gargoyles chewing on cigars
Smile till swede
Worshiping the harlequins
Sailors with denim eyes
velvet dolls with braided smiles
worshiping the dreams of night
and the Serpentine dulls grey, disowned
flitting vibration
iridescent turquoise gleam
savouring nectar
16/08/18
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dewdrops on cobwebs
nature's transient jewelry
wedding on Sunday
~18 Jun 2016 ~
You are SO ABSENT when I want you to be here.
I gave you my jewelled heart, yet you went away.
I try to phone, but get engaged tone.
Are you engaged? You said you wanted me...
You are SO ABSENT in my twilight years.
Soon they will turn night, and then,
Oh then, my jewelled heart
Will no longer break in two.
4/12/2015
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