Only words for a poet in exile
Penetrating a few minds to the heart
Oozing thoughts in search of something fertile
Entering a space in time for each part
Truth can never intrude on a poet
Reaching in and out to reading strangers
Yearning for ears more than eyes to know it
Over a dark rainbow’s inbuilt dangers
Pouring a cold drink for a hot winter
Outstretching time’s Punic sincerity
Enveloping each line with a splinter
Towards a near-semblance of clarity
Remembering in a puddle’s pictures
Yesterdays and their principal strictures
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A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valéry
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Supertramp - The Logical Song
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Patrick M. Ohana
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His Haibun
He does not like poetry; I write it anyway and do not tell him. It's true his face is not a poet's face. It is round and open, youthful; too apt to be compared to the sun. His nose is neat. It is impossible to imagine him smoking a cigarette, terse, full of cheekbones and tension. His warmth burns my fingertips. I am here for his fascinating body, the haphazard freckles I touch one by one; he is here for my eyes, just my eyes. A sunbeam sneaks through the curtains and pierces us both, sizzling the spices of his skin. I inhale and wrap myself in him. He kisses my eyes.
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The imagery and emotions woven together create a captivating and heartfelt tribute, thank you very much for sharing!
Love this poem! Love that it talks about poetry.