Author: cfblack
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Winter woods walk haiku
iridescent moon hangs halo high above trees lone fox hunts shadows 12-28-20
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fragments of paradise
Lying broken she asked what I saw when I shut my eyes I said I see nothing She said she sees fragments of paradise floating cubes of white fragrant as soap wrapped in ribbons and beads stars and hearts shiny, bright and beautiful She shuts her eyes drifts off to sleep I rise to leave…
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Christmas eve 2020
The Christmas Eve It snowed In Nashville She woke Tried to understand How she crashed Paradise shattered Pieces floating In her head She told a nurse She needed to pee Lay on a bed pan Said her head hurt Begged them To make it stop She asked me To help her remember Her obligatory prayer…
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Solstice sage
Because she lay broken in a hospital bed We did not burn sage in a solstice fire this year We will not pass this way again or be reborn We did not watch Jupiter and Saturn converge We will not be here the next time planets meet But we will pray for her to heal…
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A father’s vigil
All these people each one rides elevator up each one worried each one wishes they could lay on hands remove pain heal broken bodies In dim light by her bed you stand watch quiet offer silent prayers conjure magic wish you could take her pain as yours 12-21-20
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a dilatory poet
COVID inactivity feeds me morsels of delay walk in the park enjoy another coffee break recycle cardboard sweep the porch rake leaves in mounds the city will haul away add fallen sticks to tinder pile dead branch above my head sword of Damocles hangs upon a horse hair thread 12-18-20
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The rhyme of war
Would we remember Liberty Bell, if it were not cracked If they had melted it down Made it whole, again? Would we remember Before someone blew a whistle And kept score That everyone was undefeated Would we remember Yankee Doodle, if he rode a horse And not a pony and it did not rhyme With…
