To numb the pain
I drown
in 80 proof
and now
I bleed
with drops
of Winter's
poison.
Like blood
I incubate
cheap wine
to make me whole
but find
that I am
separate
from myself.
I am
a
blur
of bitter
aftertastes.
In my solace
I look to the moon.
My tides of acid rain
rise
with its
fullness
and like
vengeful waters,
the pain comes
in
waves
to navigate
my
destiny.
In liquid reality
I
separate.
I blend
with clouds
and
dissipate
like a
noxious gas,
but when
the
poison
fades
I find
that I am
Winter
again,
withered and worn,
and like
a
nation
without a
home
I
have
lost
my
colors.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Intermezzo, parte terzo
Happy 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a nice end to 2010 being on a plane heading to South America, but now having some difficulty adjusting to the frozen tundra that has become the NYC area:) What can I say about 2010...it was a mixed bag for sure, with my trips to Nepal and Colombia (It was technically still 2010 when I boarded the plane....) being the definite highlights but some personal and back-related issues definitely added some tension for lack of a better word...:( In any case, I'm a big believer that however you ring out the old year, it will set the tone for the new one, so let's see what that has in store for moi in 2011.....:)
So back to the writing it is........I've gotten a lot of inspiration recently from a pianist that I've been listening to a lot, David Nevue. His music IS poetry, but without words. And if his music doesn't inspire the Bard within or transport you to some other plane, then I don't know what will:) My inner experience during my yoga practice has also been surprising as of late, so much so that I've needed to immediately write stuff down after class, so let's see what poetry will be birthed out of this...:)
Anyways, I've noticed that the last few poems I've posted have been my newer additions, so I thought I'd post one of my oldies but goodies.....Don't remember when this next one I'm posting was written, but I would venture to say it was at some point in the 90's......
Enjoy:)
It was a nice end to 2010 being on a plane heading to South America, but now having some difficulty adjusting to the frozen tundra that has become the NYC area:) What can I say about 2010...it was a mixed bag for sure, with my trips to Nepal and Colombia (It was technically still 2010 when I boarded the plane....) being the definite highlights but some personal and back-related issues definitely added some tension for lack of a better word...:( In any case, I'm a big believer that however you ring out the old year, it will set the tone for the new one, so let's see what that has in store for moi in 2011.....:)
So back to the writing it is........I've gotten a lot of inspiration recently from a pianist that I've been listening to a lot, David Nevue. His music IS poetry, but without words. And if his music doesn't inspire the Bard within or transport you to some other plane, then I don't know what will:) My inner experience during my yoga practice has also been surprising as of late, so much so that I've needed to immediately write stuff down after class, so let's see what poetry will be birthed out of this...:)
Anyways, I've noticed that the last few poems I've posted have been my newer additions, so I thought I'd post one of my oldies but goodies.....Don't remember when this next one I'm posting was written, but I would venture to say it was at some point in the 90's......
Enjoy:)
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