Tag Archives: Surface

Untitled (No.2)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

I’ve made it to the surface. 17 years. 17 years spent in darkness. Dank and confined. I sustained myself on whatever nutrients and scraps I encountered, often days between meals. In order to move I had to plough through thick … Continue reading →

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Ivory Forest (Poem and Fragment)

Posted on May 25, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

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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Ghost Towns

Posted on May 7, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

Dotted throughout the desert are the towns it as devoured. Some are buried beneath the tides of sand but others remain on the surface as hollowed out shells. The wooden constructs, once proud oaken shades of brown are now weathered, … Continue reading →

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The City of Rema

Posted on January 29, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

Note: this is based upon one of Italo Calvino’s Invisible cities, Eusapia (pp 96 – 97, Invisible Cities, Vintage Classics). A city by the name of Eusapia has an underground city, identical to its surface city dedicated entirely to the … Continue reading →

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