. I went downstairs in a bungalow I went upstairs in a flat I went outside my prison I trod upon a cat. . The cat climbed up a tree The tree grew tall from roots The roots thrust in the earth The earth gave up its ghosts. . The ghosts were spooking me The … Continue reading Pointless exercise
Tag: Poetry
Dancing Partners
. As our partners trace their graceful arabesques above They pause; stoop down to guide our own more rustic figure And thus we weave the skeins of new-found love. . Emerging from our past lives’ wreckage, our fondest dreams stove In; what should we do but grow love from grief? How else endure As our … Continue reading Dancing Partners
Resolution
. I’ve this unquenchable thirst to slake Must slough off the shrouds of solitude While cautiously inching awake, . My erstwhile love I’ll not forsake, Stranded in desolate quietude, I’ve this unquenchable thirst to slake. . Stay blank fear, do not mistake This tremulous interlude While cautiously inching awake . Resolve the conundrum; so much … Continue reading Resolution