Monthly Archives: September 2014

Two is One and One

Posted on September 30, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

The only truth is the one I choose… and choose… and choose, then what of these arrows dipped in an elixir of delusion, and illusion. Yes, a shaft may go awry, but the Archer always makes His mark in the … Continue reading →

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Love’s Fool and Fortunate One

Posted on September 29, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

He was love’s fool A drop of rain In a downpour of seasonal shame A farthing in the fountain Spent on wishes Glistening in the fenlands Of unreplenished riches A plea, among the rustling In a vast forest of variegated … Continue reading →

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Why It Is (SkyBlueAndBlack / Phosphorimental)

Posted on September 29, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I asked my mind why it is you I’ve come to love? A hundred reasons given me and still was not enough So I asked why it is I fell in love with you, Knowing there’s a difference between these … Continue reading →

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We lie at night

Posted on September 24, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I dream She lies with her eyes open flying fish leaping between two placid oceans catching moonlight with their silver scales I wake She lies awake, not seeing that I watch her talk to God I can tell from her fathomless gaze … Continue reading →

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Restless Milieu

Posted on September 24, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I went to bed with a bad memory All night it kept kicking me in the heart In the morning when we woke neither of us felt we got any rest tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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The Unveiled Word. I…

Posted on September 23, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Author’s Comment: the unveiled word. I … was written for the Joe Cole challenge in another poetry forum.  Yes.  it is empty stanzas. I … Continue reading →

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Lovely Dreaming Foxes (extended version)

Posted on September 22, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

LDF first appeared on http://www.rebellesociety.com/2012/11/04/lovely-dreaming-foxes/ See Rebel Society for more great poetry I grab the key, attached by a lace of leather to a foot long piece of restoration wood.  I look up at the wall behind the counter. It’s 1955. … Continue reading →

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I Polish Mirrors (Poetry for the Joe Cole challenge)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I polish mirrors. My story is the collision of what I say with what you hear or something careless That I’m here for just a sentence Poorly wrapped A bow untied Unzipped Unstacked All fallen rose petals Under-watered wilted pages … Continue reading →

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Poets for God

Posted on September 19, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Skin is shred by ricochet Shattered marbles shot by childish thoughts at play from a circle etched by a blunted knife into the hardened dirt of a playground, paved for life Threads of clarity patch weary fabric The cloth of … Continue reading →

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Glowering Junkies

Posted on September 19, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

A glowering beat junkie shuffles frayed hems over avenue I, propped up preened, through the door he trips, to find a pew All this, I watch with a dour view Down in a beanery where souls are served coffee with … Continue reading →

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