Friday, December 15, 2006

Cauldron Born

a potters field
bought by the blisters toil
in mana egg
we of the bloodied hands
lie furrowed fallow
and hung from trees imperial crows
ahunched and dim in ash and grey

in the old reams
adrift in warmest time and tide
by the side of a kurgan river
we crouch
dilated under
our wollen mats
and regally
breathe

Exhaiku 4

Rely not on nails
only
the fingering of wounds

Exhaiku 3

in the presence of charlotte
you will retreat and humbly
throw yourself at her feet

Exhaiku 2

A lone duck skates
treacherously late
my bag is empty

Exhaiku 1

do you feel the cold?
my bottles empty
sweat on a girl’s neck