Siobhan: Favorites

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Afflicted

Mar 2021 Siobhan

William J Donovan

I'm ashamed of my affliction
   through no fault of my own.
   My life's been lived in parts
   watching from the dark alone.

   Afflicted. Conflicted. Addicted.
   Betrayal. Portrayal. Burial.

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Gone

Mar 2021 Siobhan

William J Donovan

Gone

I've been drinking
  since you died and
  left me talking to
  myself for comfort
  I just can't find here
  anymore with your
  shadows everywhere
  your touch is gone.

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Self-Infliction

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Kurt Philip Behm

Self-Infliction

Explosion, implosion,
tomorrow is gone

A new self-destruct mode,
old enemies throng

We’re now on the poster,
PUBLIC ENEMY ONE

The canaries all dead
—with zero the sum

(The New Room: March, 2021)

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Robins Return

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Kurt Philip Behm

Robins Return

The bark of eternity,
an armoring sure

An oak or a maple,
their majesty pure

Below their dark cover,
time circles in rings

Where destiny spirals
—as residents sing

(Martha Brown’s Woods: March, 2021)

Mar 2021 Siobhan

To the person of genius, mistakes are portals of discovery.

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Qualyxian Quest

To the person of genius, mistakes are portals of discovery.

According to James Joyce.

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Downeaster Alexa (tell my wife I am trawling Atlantis)

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Qualyxian Quest

Downeaster Alexa (tell my wife I am trawling Atlantis)

at times the need for repentance
at times to stand and flow

at times to hold tightly
at times to let go

it's difficult, so difficult
i wander to and fro

all i can do is try, try, try
ay yay yay yay yo!

Mar 2021 Siobhan

where harp and heart become haiku

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Colm

where harp and heart become haiku

the harp of my heart
waits quietly for your breath
breathe into me warm

we were evergreen is underrated

Mar 2021 Siobhan

I Couldn't Cry

Mar 2021 Siobhan

William J Donovan

I Couldn't Cry

You're not there to
   meet me anymore,
   just a shadow left to
   greet me like before.
   I heard the news.
   I know you died.
   I tried to conjure
   tears I couldn't cry.

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Bangkok to Taipei

Mar 2021 Siobhan

Qualyxian Quest

Bangkok to Taipei

i have trouble accepting the ends of things
relationships, each day, my life

i miss my Beloved Dead
i sing Cuts Like a Knife

the Buddha saw the transience
Nothing Gold Can Stay

2:22 all alone
Bangkok to Taipei

Krop Kun Kop
Xie Xie