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Rain~catcher

dreamcatcher
 
He was a wayfaring

work of peace,

a wind traveler

–alone

(save a dog that glowed) and

tender of spirits

bottles brimming with Soul, man

~and some accumulated fluff~
 
 

flasks filled with

rain, and

tied to his belt with bows–

–bows gathered from foggy frontlines,

and a different draft to war–

he wore flasks.

Cruets—

he had

cruets.

Charmed arm bands

dripping with

tears, and stopped

(at the top)

with heart–

–hearts pinned with arrows, and

broken

(though loosed) with

Eros intent

lacking insight–

he had cruets.

Decanters of dreams—

–and some canteens…

in haversack, he carried

decanters of breathless dreams…

Darkest dreams caught by feathered

hawk

~wing without weave~

and moon missing shadow–

he carried dreams.

Skipping stone

(and ritual)

at water’s edge,

when he spoke–

rarely, since he was missing–

he sang.

©Karen Robiscoe

related: Dreamcatcher

for the Bean

Karen Robiscoe dba CHARRONs CHATTER

autumn fell for summer

& aspen not to leave

at first chill

when seasons will

to time that passes cleave…

Yellow_3D

But seasons are transcendent

governed by the stars

which looping path

determines graph

of change without regard.

suncloudy

summer nicer days

than others

he winter before snow

transformed by storm

the Fall-en girl

in tundra—grew below

Snow_den_window

–to spring from quiescent posture

when solar storms flare far

the equinox

the time to watch

for sun & autumn stars…

Karen Robiscoe dba CHARRONs CHATTER

©Karen

 

 

Starstruck Bit aka Ode to Shel

glass_shoes
 
missing piece, I

fell into a whole

that fabled one that opens up when

the world’s out of sync

–and full’a holes—
 
 
and it felt like enough

aka too much

for a coupla’ decades

aka a coupla’ hours

wedgied but good

and shaving off bits to

afford a better fit

–mostly my bits—

near’ every day

a Grimm sister

not even that ugly

determined to trip

center stage in

fantastically back-lit

strip-her heels

or at least, twirl that May-pole like it was more

than Mayday’s

first …

junior—

no!

senior prom,

(but Carrie’s senior prom to alibi all that run-off from charm-less wannabes)

and after a spin around that dance floor

it’s little wonder

I hit the ground running—

without shoe

&

missing peace…

 

Boyfriend Charmer

Funny verse & intelligent writing at Charron's Chatter
 
my mouth is a vicious circle…

a rebounding, wounded dictator

witch

hindsight ought

before sight

so my I’s aren’t sorry

so my brows don’t cede

so my knows isn’t

Pen-occhio—

so my chin needn’t climb

so my bones shouldn’t pronounce

so my cheek isn’t read

long

so my leisure time pre-vents penance

but write…