soundofmanywaters

 Homo Disneyana Lopes through the litterscape Of the late Anthropocene Leaving a trail of  discarded identities From whose throes arises An army of the maimed. Disneyana stands, turns, Proclaims their creed as  a counter-curse: “I can be anything I want!” But the spectres unimpressed Crowd forward and The pursuit begins. 

 Belonging Master, how many ways are there that I am yours? As the poem is the poet’s, You conceived me. As I am my mother’s, by Your Spirit You bore me. As my hand enacts my thoughts, You embody Yourself in me. As the field is the warrior’s, You conquered me. As the dragon’s hoard is the hero’s, You despoiled my enemies of me. As the pearl is the merchant’s, with all You had You bought me. As walls and roof shape me a home, You inhabit me. As the chair he sits in is the carpenter’s, You fashion me  As the garden is the gardener’s, You labour in me. So Yours that if You cease to think of me I must return to quanta fizzling aimlessly Into the void, and can no longer be. Then since I am Your own so variously One more way to be Yours now offer me, The grace to give myself, entire and free. So I am Yours, You mine, eternally.

 Florence An angel once walked here,  with power to waken stone - So what does this people make  of the superhuman frame, The severe classical frown,  not disdaining but ignoring Those who walk at shin level  to his unshakeableness? Or of what other masters left,  renaissance forms  Assured eternally  of their own elegance? Like a youngster doomed  to an older brother far too Athletic or clever,  we can only learn to make the best of our pettiness,  and mirror him in caricature,  in a million mawkish plasters.

Catkins Drifting through these songless woods Leaves like late bedraggled butterflies Flutter in a dismal winter wind. Puddles are dancing wetly  To a rhythmless rain And February feels forever… But now my steps go squelching Through a hazel grove – catkins! Dusty fingers feeling for the Spring Make golden notes upon a silver stave That spell for the mind attuned a tinkling song Inaudible except to the imagination But soon will swell, descanted, bassed  And multiplied into fortissimo – And I aim to be dancing when it comes.

  Red Army Choir This Poem was taken off the blog, slightly adjusted, and is now back on again. Sadly President Putin's special military operation is still ongoing. This is not a war Rumbled a tank as it crushed a car With dad inside.   This is not a war Howled the missiles as they homed in On a maternity ward.   This is not a war Whistled the torturer As he inserted his probe.   This is not a war Chanted the bullets as they hunted Children through a playground.   This is not a war Bellowed the bombs as they blasted A theatre with a full house.   Blood oozed red under rubble. The audience did not applaud.

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