Outward Bound Poems

Scouting the Derp

...We need a scout.
Someone with eyes for the derp.
Someone to run the arc of this rolling whirl’d,
looking hither and thither,
with eyes that switch-back from the blind spot…

…you know the one.
...

Expansion

...event horizon
revealing outer limit
of singular force

swirling cosmic dust
genesis of star’s being
clouds stellar ceiling

space lying between
all that can be felt or seen
formed that whic...

A Hidden Maestro

...I was a professional, melodic dance instructor, at the flowery prime of the art,
And I taught its various, elegant styles, sweet joy of valuable living to impart.

The noble old classic styles wil...

The Road

...24 hours
alone with myself
the road goes on and on

24 hours
in my own space
exemption rides along

24 hours
eternity breached
its imagery returns

24 hours
tomorrow today
whose light f...

The Lost Commandments

...When Moses came back down
With his tablets and inscriptions
He left some lying around
With some critical prescriptions

Continued at eleven
Not to stop the count on fingers
If you want to go t...

Blind Indirection

...Preferred indifference,
the Stoics say

The arm’s length model
where choices stray

In for a penny,
in for a pound

The shield left naked
—when outward bound

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)...

The Sun

...The sun just rise suddenly upon me
With its radiant heat measuring about ninty degrees
The town is having a melting spree and many people have to flee
The water is very hot and I have  an icebag o...

Show Me Your Soul

...All type of bodies are posing in front of me
All type of bodies are trying to attract me
Big bodies, round bodies, plump bodies
Rhythm-less body with no shape
Walking aimlessly around the place
...

Ai Alone, Part Ii

......Techno was so excited that
scanning the moon made him happy,
he babbled about it a he flew,
sending back new pictures endlessly.

A year passed before her reached Mars,
used its gravity to i...

Summed Up By a Cat

...Cats know if you are safe to be around, 
And if your mind is sound.
 
Cats know where trust can be found,
They don't often get drowned.

Cats know if for the hills they should be bound,
Or by ...

Personal Muse

...He just wanted to write
To make everything alright
So he took to writing down
The ideas that spun around

Some things people liked
Whilst others did not excite
But just to get them down
Meant...

Woodstock Fifty Years Ago August 15 19, 2019

...WoodStock - Fifty Years Ago August 15-19, 2019

I knew nary a whit about
rock n roll history
soon to unfold August fifteen –
eighteen ninety sixty nine
mollycoddled, nestled,
obliviously preoc...

Hurricane Florence

...Hurricane Florence
By Franklin Price
9/16/2018

She came across the ocean
With a terrible intent
Slammed the coast in Carolina 
She so slowly came and went

At one time while still traveling...

Dear Shari Todd Written July 29 2015 Hello 1u

...Dear Shari Todd – written July 29, 2015

While rifling thru outdated writing, 
     which virtual thumbing
     wrought non deadly chancre “FAKE” blister
(long thee envy o' this wordy mister
a ...

Voyage

...The harbor is alive with prayers and expectations, 
fishing boats jostle, make ready for outward bound, 
crews on their mettle load tackle, check rigging, 
as nets are dragged on board, sailors de...

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