Lay Out Poems

The Prismatic Self

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"A silenced tongue weighs heavy against the soul," quote by poet.

 I sit amongst a single light, 
light illuminating a hand-built oaken desk,
desk with pictures of the past lay out randoml...

I Got Her

...I Got Her

motherhood is fraught with mistakes
hanging from her charm bracelet

hourglass wrist; anchor was hooked
she’s silent as I longed for her to erupt

I needed her warm ear, not...

The Acolyte

...The caffeine on my desk
and bags under my eyes
are evidence of my faithfulness—
devotion to a beast
to whom I've pledged eternal fealty.
The ache in my knuckles
and the draining battery on my l...

Revolving

...A planet spins with an atmosphere,

Keeping its species here.

Seasons cycle every year,

Plants die, evolve, and reappear.

Revolving around a circular sphere,

A moon circles around up th...

Australia Day 2025

...Australia Day 2025

I’m grateful for the things I have
And for my family too.
The friendships made along the way
Some old, some very new.

I’m glad I live just where I do
And proudly do I sta...

Hydrogen and Nitrogen

...Hydrogen and Nitrogen

If you give a 
measuring tape a 
whiff of 
an of no 
colour powerful-smelling gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen he’ll 
lay out all the 
best facts that can be useful...

Latibule IV

...Creating nothing out of thin air
Seemingly impossible, and yet it will be done
To put an end to this world we have to bare
Halting even the light of the rising sun

Away from the hubs that this ...

Say it like it is

...As pure consciousness, pulsating with bliss,
attribute innate to heart of our soul,
one with oneness, we exclaim, ‘I Am This’,
being living light all scriptures extol,
breath by breath thus fulfi...

Stars in the Haze Inspired by Why Don’t You Stay

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Written: November 15, 2024 For Glenn Hughes Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
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In the quiet of the evening,  
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EARTHROCK

...There is clamoring
In the courtyard
For the feast to come
Guests in their rooms
Trying on garments
To display all they've done

Singing and shouting
Dancing a muck
Thanking the gods
For goo...

Stillness

...Stillness

Suggests motion

Which suggests 

Mapping of

Space and time..

In the map

Thoughts seem 

To rise to

Lay out stories

Of past and future..

These seem as 

Feature...

Untold Truths

...Untold Truths 


The truth is, I always felt this pull.
The truth is, I tried to play it cool.
The truth is, I told myself this enormous lie.
The truth is, I would go home and ask God why.
The...

DeadMan

...I promise you the most pure red
The red lips I bare
The reddest blood I see

I promise you my heart
I rip it from my chest
You make me heartless
That's fine

I love you

My arms bleed
So ...

FULL AGE

...Ages come and go
Worlds fill and empty
Times and seasons
Bless with lack and plenty

All deception is revealed
Truth has had her say
Nothing left to do
She can no longer stay
...present

D...

Capture the Moment

...We all find ways
to cherish a moment,
the ones we wish
would last forever.

Some of us
snap photos.
A camera in our faces
every chance we can.
'For the memories' 
some will say,
as they la...

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