Totem at rest...

Of wood did weather
artly craft
as salted sea did bathe;
this totemed spirit
possessed fore aft
time turned
on Neptune`s lathe.
























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Icarus...free

There a young simple man
within stark northern land
amused did breath
and venture " I can be free"...
bravely gaze to the open bold sea
vacant yearning of desire burning
thus spoke his true heart`s plea.

Earthen bound my feet they seem
yet heavens heights for me do gleam;
fashion of feather and twine i will
I`ll run smile fly off yon sheer hill.

His prayers dreams winged
as hearts they soar
may mercy compassion
guide his flight
safely to native shores.


Hope for Peace...












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A Wilde conversation...

Thru deep dreams
awoke night last;
bold spirit upon me
did cool cool spell cast.


To darkness bathed balcony
did i pause to reflect;
of the Irish gent named Oscar
and my life of neglect.


Up did i get
to shower and dress;
then walk to the road
gaze hard east then west.


As direction i queried
sands lifted cool winds bent;
hark breeze of the west
to the east was i sent.


Dark sands did i wander
glance hard left then right;
no other did i spy
t`was a dead beach tonight.


Sentient oak magnolia pecan pine
night trodden path did faithfully line;
Irish bard`s wisdom i went there to find
for hope courage did dread doubt my soul`s venture bind.


To the right night`s lonely waves
did warm sands lovingly caress;
left wind scattered manses
vacant old tattered worn
yet nightly past glories refuse to take rest
and hauntingly proclaim architect`s design at it`s best.


Dank miles did i stagger
til gambler`s den with brew i dared rest;
my soul did to Oracle plea
vainly I still sought the answers
so long ago tucked in Oscar`s vest.

As i sat drunken wagered
did approach on my right;
a swarthy tattooed male siren
fragrant misguided smile of the night.


At first i recoiled
jumped back in shear fright;
then i snickered and smiled
for i knew he was right.

Oscar, the dead Irish bard
i sought
was not far from sight;
Oscar sat earnestly
smiled from my chair
all along
he had been there all night.





Oscar Wilde visited Beauvoir
and Biloxi
during his American Tour.



























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Bricks...

Bricks bricks bricks
earth`s clay man
fired hard a single day;
mighty singular units
yet whacked stacked
pointed jointed
does true purpose
of builder display.

Bricks bricks bricks
mason`s tiny soldiers
bold brazen stark;
grasped shaped moulded
created by man
divinely pulled from the dark.

Bricks bricks bricks
scattered tossed lost
once a time
cooly aligned;
thru blessed symmetry
mortar sweat toil
with hope courage
truly designed.

Bricks bricks bricks
tumbled jumbled fell
crashed dashed thrown
hardfall to earth;
whether nature`s fury
or man`s folly
matters not
for these brave soldiers
patiently await rebirth.

Bricks bricks bricks
do humbly await
their divine meaning still;
wall tomb home
what shall it be
pray courage hope
and a true builder`s will.







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Unconditional...

Silent sentinel
beacon of hope
unquestioning
ever faithful.

Simple needs
wants none.

Love unconditional

Humble heart replete
divine affection proclaims

Hate fades

True love only grows
stronger with time.









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De profundis

This morn ere
the beach i walked;
quiet alone
so to myself I talked.

My sounds were
not simple words;
or vacant tunes
as to entertain the birds.

But rather i rhymed
and chanted my verse
i know you`ve heard better
for i have seen worse.

I walked the beach
yet my memory did jog
A synapse went click
neurons released a cog.

There was once
Oscar an Irish gent
he came to Beauvoir
there left his spirit`s scent.

Tomorrow morn
ere i take my walk;
to Beauvoir i`ll go
and to the gentle bard
my verse I`ll talk…










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Beloved...

I was not a saint
nor ever a king;
t`was your own half thought
that song did sing.

I am a humble man
of meager orgins still;
yet my soul does
with words
blue skies dare to fill.

My simple name a blessing
upon me bestowed;
by my mother
after the dear doctor
who slapped me
ere first i crowed.





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