Of Elsewheres

 

Society’s leashed tiger-ballerina,

Tense, coiled spring dragon of

Defence as attack,

She flits:

In and out of cloud,

In and out of consciousness.

Do we keep her here

With our greedy, silent wishes

When she dreams –

Always –

Of elsewhere?

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Exhibitio …

Somewhere unseen – tucked away,

Below, behind the artefacts –

 Tiny bulbs that shine forth beams

Of light brighter than small gods

Draw unexpected-shape shadows

All around me: exotic butterfly wings,

Torquemada’s masks, broken pagoda roofs,

Dragon claws; birth thoughts of faith

As they maze floor and walls

With failure portent and treasure promise:

Belittling, mocking, intimidating the observers.

Left Behind

Curried by gentle

Dragon-breathed winds,

High clouds, gold-fringed

Tailings of the mined-out

Dreams and wishes of

Gone-world gods and ghosts

Roll across the blue geometry:

Mischief and Silver

Hey Neighbours!

Hey Guards!

See what the wizard did?

Our fences are down!

Kissing The Madness

When I think,

Think of the space I left behind,

Beneath those happy-stars,

Between those friendly-hills,

Before those deep-green, lover-eyes.

The place I left behind

The Dark Iron-Tree

North wolf-door belongs

To the Devil in songs;

The dark iron-tree

Born of dead-sky-sea

Fell through fire, slate

Thick boar-skull plate

And dragon-crest helm

Into the Albion magic realm.