simplicity

after departure

territory gained
same borders are respected
no giving up now

pests

too many feet-pairs
tromp across my solitude;
tiny millipede

donne, so write

one palm on a pen;
one survivor of the wind.
zany, heavy wait.

sprawled spree

anticipation!
but stunning carrot wouldn't
fit in stunted car.

* perhaps if you plant
a splinter in a corner,
furniture springs up? *

or: find other seeds?
great expectations...grated.
maybe just greated.

Parking Lot

outside the car, night
intense glow, nearby wind
two of you in shadow.

Small Town

Train whistles. Cherry Coke.
TP hanging from the trees.
Nights on bikes in fall.

ohno

Rendering quickly.
Broken Wednesday pact.
No time for syllables.

-Kisho :(

withdrawal

mountain dew addict,
heading aches off with quarters.
it's all in my mind.

earth's goods attract me.
heaven's bests seem far. i'm far
too easily pleased.

need to trip further,
peer beyond these temporal lobes
and buck placebos.

progression

an hour downtown
reveals a larger city
stretching deeper in

the larger city
waits for others to spread out
waits for one to talk

the driven to talk
carry varied messages.
we can talk as well

breathe

breathing in and out--
falling, crawling, calling out,
remember to breathe.

jmb

sanctification (LO-MED-HI)

what flavor am i?
and what's it really matter
till the whistle blows?

feeling shriveled up
and all of my all is scorched.
please get on with it?

providential heat--
this week's way too steep for me.
let's just pour me out.

ideas

Ideas fall like rain,
Do not be caught by the storm.
There's shelter for all.

jmb

grace and peace

"Grace and peace to you,"
call it out from hill and dale!
This Hope from beyond the veil.

my first attempt...

jmb