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Silence nourishes the soul.
Quiet moments bring peace.
Harmony within.
You don't want poetry
you don't want poets' views
you want sad news
bad news,
news that makes you want to
trip out
rip your hair out
and today
this is what news is about,
blow jobs
no jobs
ten for a penny snow jobs

Peter pays Paul and robs Simon,
and now, spending time on
some rock or other
no
you don't want poetry,
you want anaesthesia
The timid
find courage
in the well
— of another’s fear

(Valley Forge Park: February, 2024)


Call Me Ishmael

Mediocre writing
spawns editing
The Great Works
— born unchanged

‘Thoughts of: Bob Dylan, Laura Nyro, John Lennon, Steve Winwood, Kris Kristofferson’
(February: 2024)
I found the moon
on a bed of flowers
With his beams
cast in white
In a moonlit garden
that gleamed in silver
On a clear and cloudless
starry night

No reds stood proud
no tangerines
No purples
in royal sheen
Quiet greys
and blooms of whites
tossed back
his ivory light

I found comfort
peace and calm
In darkness
that lent her charm
The greens warmed
by a streaming stole
And beauty
that heals the soul

Each day is lit
by the flaming sun
Yet such loveliness
when the night returns
And what mysticism
and mysteries
In darkness, these eyes can see
Winds soar sway and sing
A farewell song to the sea
Heavy clouds hang low
Don’t judge the path your fellow man is walking
Especially when he is barefooted.
His feet are his.


Shell ✨🐚
Be soft hearted when looking at someone. You don’t know his story.
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