one4one (1998)

I awake

A tawdry mess of lumpen limb and spaghetti senses.

Adage

Upon adage pulverised on pulsing crag, my pulped wrists

Of rage

Assumed long-lost, wizarded away, with imprudent folds of trust long-left

In lakes

Of lonely. Drowned in this azure, even the wanton-weary cannot rest

(Or wake)

Surge, then,

If dare you do, and in challenge to the sorry sun, whose filthy light

Begins

To snide into these rabid eyes, shout atonal assurance; and banish trite

Incense

Of gratitude given weakly, naiveté lost cheaply. With clattered conscience, delight

In limb

Locked fallacy, only to wake with a world whose hope spins bland and blind.

Methods of Dissent 5 (1995)

Dyle fod rhywle I mi guddio

O lygaid greulon byd galed yma.

Dwi eisiau hedfan o'r gorff yma,

Hedfan a ddianc o'r byd yma.

Methods of dissent 4 (1997)

Piloted I

through Dante-sky

my carriage: talonned, cawking high.

Downcast eyes spy,

on rustsoaked stone cathedra,

grinning brutes awaiting my tumble

claws clamped,

and clanking cold surburbanities.

But the rocks nearby

are comforting, sharp.

When I fall,

I will aim well.

Methods of Dissent 2 (1997)

Infantile I feel, unpleasant at best,

infernal, unreal, and yearning for rest.

With a spine cracked and bent

from this smalltown lament,

eternally reeling, impistry repressed.

Methods of Dissent – the truth at last and easy (2000)

Words, when uttered, lose their power, and mysteries shared are demeaned when inked for all to see.

Stay silent, lock eyes, and smile in the deceit that you know of the same fashionable fantasy,

for language is the last refuge of a gloom-groping man

whose imagination has failed him utterly.

Four Years (1996)

An affliction, this affection.

We bite and scratch from the inside out.

Every sinew, every synapse craves a partner,

Then another.

Years roll by so swiftly

But tears follow you forever.

Season’s Greetings

Who’s happy today?

I am.

Look, I am smiling and can say

YIPEEEEEEE

Why?

Well, because December is a season to celebrate.

All

Around

The

World

December 8 is Bodhi Day,

That remembers Buddah meditating.

We can learn more about that in books and online!

Hannukah is a festival of lights

A special Jewish holiday!

What can we learn about that?

A very old festival is called Yule

Maybe you know that word already.

It is celebrated with singing and food,

A 12 day festival in December.

Christmas happens, too, we know,

At the same time of year. There’s food, and singing,

Family, too, and gifts and a baby Jesus.

Kwanzaa, that’s another one,

A great celebration of African culture,

The name means ‘first fruits of the harvest’

And cheering and happiness too.

Dongzhi Festival’s something you can see in China,

Japan, Korea, Vietnam too

It marks the winter solstice

As many people also do – what date is that this year I wonder?

For the Zuni and Hopi there’s Soyal on that date,

Bringing the sun back awake from his sleep.

It marks another wheel of the year,

Purification and blessings.

Pancha Gapati honours Lord Ganesha,

Who is important to Hindu friends.

Five days of blessings and love and hope.

Maybe we can learn more here too.

Everyone is happy

At this time of year,

Giving thanks and helping each other out,

Remembering those who have come before,

And looking forward to many more times

With family, friends

People we meet

All

Around

The

World

YIPPEEEEEEEEEE