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Holed in burning curiosity
In a hole without opening
In a hole without exit
In a whole without opening and exit
Offering meaningless space spin
In spider's web of life complex matrix
Yet defining lives in mysteries
Of course shaping the living
In trajectories of the unknown
In unbundled  eruptions cascading
In  shadow ellipsis of thunders
In dark storm seeking lightning.

How long'll long be in the lung?
At war for the truth
words imprison the mind
The will as a beacon
—its light undefined

(Dreamdsleep: August, 2022)
The artist
must ****** the spark
while avoiding the flame

Never surrendering
to the heat
as light’s wonder calls his name

A flashing
of transcendence
escaping the warden of imprisoned time

Where the gold is buried deep
and hidden
—in mysteries still to mine

(State College Pennsylvania: October, 1977)
the nectar of love
only comes with
the poison of pain,
two for the exorbitant price of one

standing
at the chasm of life and death
destroyed by love
grief remains as life’s sole friend

the memories of love
now belong to time
and this aging body to the five elements.

© 2019
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