Category: Poetry Publisher: Pale Horse
ISBN-10: 0955162416
Type: Fiction
Pages: 64
Copyright: 11 October 2010
ISBN-13: 9780955162411
A book of poetry and visual poetry written and produced between the years 2007 and 2010.
Excerpt
THE MAN
Turning blood to water
Gold to lead
Wine into tears
Gave him
A kind of
Mystical quality
A few bowed heads
Here and there
Some knelt
Others prayed
My role was less important
The dry-eyed
Cynic, uncompromising
Believing little
Questioning everything
It all changed though
For he told good stories
Talked of peace
Levitated a little
And walked on water
It was then
I really began
To take notice
As tricks turned
To miracles
Hungry masses
Were fed
The dying
Brought to life
A blind man
Saw a sunset
Cripples walked
Disease-ridden bodies
Began to dance
But what really
Swung it
For me at least
Was the promise
Of immortality
Safe in a paradise
Fit for poets
And just next door
A harem of whores
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
My book of poetry is being redone by me, I have a beautiful cover designed and the book will have a few more than 200 poems in it. I am going to have it printed on demand here in Canada. When it is done I will let you know when it is done and if anyo
