Imagination: blessing and a curse-- For though it means that you are never bored, It means your productivity gets worse If work's less interesting than thoughts explored. To sink within the boundaries of dream When seemingly alert and wide awake, Can make your breathing quicken and eyes gleam, Feigning attention, when you truly ache For … Continue reading May 5: Insubstantial Pageant
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May 3: Pulse for Pulse, Breath for Breath
Rehearsal started punctually at nine- The sanctuary filled morning light, And with the sunbeams voices did entwine In synergistic, transcendental rite. And then, my shining raiment did I don To trip the light fantastic with my troupe, And after that, I followed a baton Concurrent with that large and glorious group. By day surrounded by … Continue reading May 3: Pulse for Pulse, Breath for Breath
April 24: Good Decisions
Bleary and sore, I haul myself from bed, My body moving automatically Receiving little guidance from my head, Ablutions thus performed erratically-- My contact lenses weary eyes refuse, So spectacles elucidate the sight Of undereyes as purple as a bruise; A confirmation of a restless night. As wakefulness begins its penetration Of murky memory, I … Continue reading April 24: Good Decisions
March 27: Better Red
Titian, ginger, russet, carrot-top, Strawberry, copper, auburn, henna, red; Out of the drab world those bright colors pop, Unrivaled hues that ever graced a head. Beneath those flaming tresses freckles spill Along the neck and down the shoulders white; A milky way in negative, I thrill To kiss each dusky star in that pale night. … Continue reading March 27: Better Red
February 25: Timing
Desire can be an inconvenient thing, That strikes in unexpected afternoons, Whose sun and scents remind one of the spring, That metamorphoses into monsoon-- Periphery consolidates into A self-perpetuating lustiness Which manifests in focusing one's view In ways that manners say should be repressed. But I have the advantage, so it seems, Of walking through … Continue reading February 25: Timing
February 21: Epithalamium
When we were wed, it was a civil do, With ten, including us and celebrant. And that simplicity I do not rue, Except one item after the event. In ancient times, a nuptial song was sung Outside the wedding chamber for the pair. From that and Spenser inspiration sprung, And ten years on, I'll write … Continue reading February 21: Epithalamium
February 14: For My Valentine
The world is full of flowers for the day At intersections pop-up tents will sprout And underneath the desperate can pay For roses so their mates won't go without. But flowers, teddy bears, and chocolate hearts While pleasant for a day, cannot compare To kindnesses that set my love apart And seem to me ubiquitous … Continue reading February 14: For My Valentine
February 4: Distractingly Attractive
My days are often drenched with pulchritude, And though I'm grateful for its copiousness, Some situations beg me to conclude There's such a thing as beauty in excess. On handsome men I usually bestow A smile or cheerful greeting, but there's one Whose glorious perfection brings me woe Because his presence interrupts my tongue. An … Continue reading February 4: Distractingly Attractive
January 19: What Dreams May Come
I closed a book of poems and my eyes, And as I drifted softly into sleep, A voice inside my mind began to rise Mellifluous enough to make one weep. I can't recall exactly what it said, If Shelley, Blake, or Keats, I couldn't say. My body froze, as if though full of dread, Anticipating … Continue reading January 19: What Dreams May Come
January 18: An Italian-ish Sonnet Inspired by Austrian Music
I breakfasted with Mozart Saturday: Fantasia on Là ci darem la mano, For clarinet, not baritone/soprano, So gone was the seductive interplay Between the ingeneue, whose fiance Would disapprove, and Count, whose andiamo Is more than just a dance, comprendiamo, The dainty steps of being led astray. But seated also here, my own Massetto Engrossed … Continue reading January 18: An Italian-ish Sonnet Inspired by Austrian Music
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