ALONG
THE COAST |
|
I
sit at this table of remembrance,
Your shadows are with me,
and along the coast - by the . . . |
|
SAROWIWA
DREAMING |
|
In
the dark;
dreaming - laughing - running again,
with the strange beast . . . |
|
HOUND
OF THE BABBLES
|
|
A bony
beast - a wild interloper,
an awkward curmudgeon - a
feeder on carrion, a poor beast . . |
|
EVERYTHING
LINGERS |
|
Some
people say - when its over it's
all gone, Some people say - there'll
be another along . . . |
|
HOLD
IN MIND |
|
Well
- You told me 'bout the Burning
Blue - And the Light that fell on you,
Oh I am breathless in every degree . . |
|
THE
FLOWERS THIS YEAR |
|
This
year, the flowers falter,
all comfort fails.
Petals fall upon the carpet . . . |
|
THE
CHARGE OF THE OX |
|
The
archaic beast - up to its hocks,
harnessed and hobbled - to the stuff
of the cutting . . . |
|
BULLET
IN A DARK BOX |
|
Every
bullet shall shine - like Silver
and Gold - Shrouded in beauty,
bright gems for our crown . . . |
|
SPEAK
YOUR WORD |
|
I will
speak your word - but I will
not serve. I can see the footprints
that might lift me up. . . |
|