face to face
August 31, 2006
There may always be
a human existence
through which spirits pass.
There may always be
the suffering face of humanity
in need of love.
There may always be
laughter and song
to give brave comfort.
dad wore hats
August 30, 2006
not when he should have
on a cold bright day
he would yell to us
where is your hat?
while the wind played
in his hair.
nor the way he should have
it was always
crunched atop his head
by a nephew or daughter
running around our backyard
at a picnic.
nor what he should have
into the dewy night
the adults would sing
heads touching in harmony
dad smoking a Chesterfield
wearing a bonnet.
faces
August 29, 2006
God does
not need
a face
We do
not need
a face
But there may
always
be
faces
to fill
How to be a devil – a participatory poem by agnes, jca, liquidquick, qazse, and twitches
August 27, 2006
wear a cape
look as if you can fly
wear gold and white
appear to be the main man
file your horns so they’re sharp
maintain an exotic sexual allure
accept first-borns and blood in your contracts
supernatural predator or REALLY bad sunburn?
write a play mocking god, cast yourself as lead victim
take the realm between realms,
littered with miracles
and poorly thought-out science
that forgets home,
theirs, yours-
heavenly court
with your secret throne.
support politicians who mind
everyone’s business but their own.
get someone to write you a poem.
paint your nails red. Eat the world.
Vote Republican.
black frog
August 24, 2006
healing mind
August 21, 2006
Healers dwell
in the valleys
and hills
of mind
There is magic
to be done
with the energy
of thought
Call out
Invite these sweet gifts
of light
from within
QUESTION AUTHORITY??!!
August 19, 2006
what the HELL does that mean??!!
QUESTION AUTHORITY??!!
you don’t know
what the fuck you are talking about.
But Dad…
WHAT IF ! – the men who stormed Normandy Beach
QUESTIONED AUTHORITY??!!
or the soldiers who won the fucking West
QUESTIONED AUTHORITY??!!
or the Hitler Youth,
or the Conquistadors,
or the Crusaders,
or the…
“SMACK” the big open hand hit his young face with a single head turning blow.
GO TO YOUR ROOM – MISTER QUESTION AUTHORITY!!!
AND THROW THAT FUCKING BUTTON IN THE GARBAGE NOW!!!
on driving rudely after church (a re-post)
August 13, 2006
Like some reverse square dance,
or perhaps a big bang of humankind,
we travel away from each other
into little corners of the universe
to watch from a distance.
zentipede
August 9, 2006
the centipede sits
crossing fifty sets of legs –
tao under a rock
Perhaps… 4
August 8, 2006
We are spiritual guests on this earth
and should not join in the killing cycle.
qazse 