Georgia O’Keefe’s Taos
is time collecting prints on the thumbs of sage smudged hills.A translucent blue topaz lightdisappearingbeneath half-eaten pine cones. George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. … Read More “Georgia O’Keefe’s Taos”
Tag: poetry
Seven Haiku
winter morning —daylight arriveswithout a story snow plungesfrom tower block ledgeslike falling bodies duckling left behindpaddles to catch upwith mother … Read More “Seven Haiku”
A Time of Survival
Carried in handwoven Amish wicker baskets from the root cellarlike pickled garlicsealed in mason jars with yellow Ginghamfabric toppersthe world needs … Read More “A Time of Survival”
A Buddhist Reading of “Happy as a Dog’s Tail”
As a film and literature enthusiast, I am always on the look out for stories that evoke the Dharma. Today, … Read More “A Buddhist Reading of “Happy as a Dog’s Tail””
I awoke in the belly of a poem
no one is talking about, not since I stopped believingin the power of words to give birth to my dreams. Like Jonah. Swallowed. … Read More “I awoke in the belly of a poem”
Before Words
By the time it is written down it hasalready passed. Even the animals,the brute beasts of the fields, dumband blind … Read More “Before Words”
Falling Into the Well
While looking for the way, we fall into the only placewhere we can quench our thirst. The way is not out there. … Read More “Falling Into the Well”
Why Poetry is Well Suited for Space Work
Why did I think she had eyes thecolor of feces and sweat dipping tainted hairs white as burning phosphorous? What is wrongwith … Read More “Why Poetry is Well Suited for Space Work”
The Devil of Omniscience
You always get what you want. Everythingcoming in must come out. Intimately. Moving together liketwo sides of the shark when it swims. Psychedelic … Read More “The Devil of Omniscience”
The Least Among Us Included
No more lists.No more bans.No more you are not allowed.No more I get to decide.It’s not right.Everyone deserves help. No … Read More “The Least Among Us Included”