Tag: creative writing
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Jericho Valley Dog King
Induction into mysteries In three, miseries and mirthful memories triplicate Crone, mother maiden, god jesus satan syndicate The furious sun, o ceaseless tantrums which blood assuages Placated by placentas plus most of a year the Crom Cruach is stained with babies A horse foaming like it has rabies while the future king dashes its innards…
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Long Gone Silver
Cursed as the handhot bread aboard the Mary Celeste Cursed as a pirate’s chest Interned by flintlock kept by cutlass Eager slashes leave bellies gutless Where X is marked it rests. Bloodblurred the pirate’s parrot’s beak orange barely peeks out Only initiates can read my maps, know go west when led south Fewer legs an…
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Mount of Olives
Atop Mount Scopus Looking down at Jerusalem In bygone days them Barred entry took to that redoubt Treating themselves to a painful glimpse Entreating themselves, tears well in wince Atop Mount Scopus. Close indeed to moon in Scorpio Mount of Olives Host of cedar Hunting ground of Demeter A clasped hand bars the door The…
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What Foxes Hinted
We thought the fox nature’s messenger He was a dark omen hinting my deceptor His pointed his russet sceptre square at you Called to account your liar’s truths I could see you shaking in boots No route to the roots of you
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Egocentrist
You’re on the pig’s back but I ride the runt You’re source of flak, plane takes the brunt Grasping eagle wings I’ve seen you glide Your ego a sun below which Icarus died Behind an angel mask is where you hide I’ve held the law stones which you abide I’ve seen the fetid source of…