Sometimes
the instant cure
takes time
Tag: dragonfly book
X Marks the Spot
Caught between land and sea
I spend my days on the beach
scooping out the sand-sludge
as the waves splay and flood
glimpsing the chest
yearning to unveil its treasure
Oh, you Devil!
After all that therapy, I can finally stand to see myself. My horns shine, regrown from when I filed them down. My tail twitches, untucked from between my legs. My hooves tap, unshod à la Shoeless Joe, how apropos. My bed blazes made all ready for when I lie down in it.
Self-contradiction
I have spent my whole life developing a theory justifying living untheoretically.
Kintsugi
A favorite item can't be replaced. The cup I was - I liked to drink out of - is broken now. Was it my fault? Was it my faults? - the fault lines that make it so easy to break? No! In defiance... No! In love... with, of, for myself In the fire, I bleed gold and heal. Resplendent! My faults No! My spangles My Self
Lightning Bolts
A supersaturated atmosphere of raw energy envelops us, creating a million potential tributaries. Any lucky one elucidates its burning connection up to heaven, rightly, quaintly, evoking God.
Vault of Heaven
Child monk Full of sin What does it matter! blissfully oblivious God cradles you A footpath lifts you above the ravine A gentle breeze kisses your cheek A tumult gusts in the tree tops merely to thrill your devilish little heart
Blazen Rites
It was a hard winter though it rarely froze In a pleasant, desperate search I walk the entire park for respite A tuft of purple crocuses The sniff of a dog Little waterfalls The bend of the river Will it be enough? Intuition indicates the right path I hesitate, but take it Such a long walk — for what? and to go the whole way — it's getting late I reach the horses’ ring The naked woods are on fire The bold sun hovers atop the hill yonder, its rays a kaleidoscopic crown, as if waiting for me the whole time
Good ol’ days
Mercifully temperate summer days glide into autumn. The footfalls of my vintage recently-purchased Doc Martens sandals advance on air. The pedals of my quaint just-restored Bianchi Parco churn in silence.
Flow
feel happy