Tag Archives: Rain

Water (Poems)

Ten thousand lotus flowers sail down moonlight creek on catfish backs. The river unfurls, and unfurls as the river dragon uncoils, and uncoils. A barge rolls down river. At irregular intervals the roof folds down and the skeleton band plays … Continue reading

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City at Night (Ode to Blade Runner) (Poems and Fragments)

Levitating bodies of light in the night the city freed from tangible forms ~~~ The streets are empty, neon signs blaze in the haze, their buzzing eroding the silence, piece by piece. ~~~ Through the window of the train they … Continue reading

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Cobbles and Gutters (Fragments)

In the maze of cobbles and guttersĀ the remnants of the day gather. Torn up train tickets, crumpled newspapers and burned out cigarette butts litter the cobbles, waiting for night rain to come, waiting to be washed away into the gutter. … Continue reading

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Gaucho (Undead) (Prose 2)

Its been raining. The ground is weak. Maintaining footing is hard, land slipping and collapsing under force. 3 children from the villager have gone missing. Last seen on the village outskirts villagers fear the children have wandered into the hills … Continue reading

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For Someone

It arose long ago a message a buddhist monk enlightened but unable to speak the message heard by some but not by who mattered. The message dwelled upon faded away retreated to mountain passes passion turned to stoicism doused in … Continue reading

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City Lights (Poem and fragments)

The rain comes down. Comes down in sheets. Through the cloudburst haze the lights become blurred amorphous shapes flashing in the heavy dew mist. ~~~ The rain comes down in sheets against the city lights, strings of neon that splinter … Continue reading

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Walking In The Rain (At Night) (Poems)

The night wind howls, fades dragging clouds from afar abandoning them to hang over the city. The rain comes down, against a backdrop of streetlights and shop fronts, the city and its infinite worlds reflected in pieces of rain. ~~~ … Continue reading

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Ivory Forest (Poem and Fragment)

The elephant stumbles, falls to the ground, as its last breaths drift into oblivion. Its skin cracks, flesh slips from the bone, the skeleton fades to dust, ivory tusks sink into the ground. The rain comes, awakening the ivory which … Continue reading

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Thunder Bird

The world is a vapid waste land. Barren and lifeless, deserts cover much of its surface, devoid of vegetation and life. Volcano’s rage constantly spewing forth magma and noxious gases. The magma scars the landscape while the fumes poison the … Continue reading

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Walking In The Rain (at night)

It is evening and dark clouds have gathered. The sky has changed from navy to dark blue, and the clouds can no longer retain their water. The rain comes down. The rain comes down in sheets, against the back drop … Continue reading

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