A.M. Nelson : Writing

blessed is this darkness

blessed is this darkness

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


in two suns-- bodies mingle fingertips span the distance. suzerain truth, might and word as one. apotheosis by the vision, and stored in eve..
holy god

holy god

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


holy god. not so not so yoda, monochrome ...peach-pink p***y ...beach lit cig ...one eye wandering. i know where these thoughts collect ..
our hands

our hands

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


a corner guitar slips into the wall. haze-- a shade purple, blackberry and juniper. mix like ice-cream flavours scenting the nose. you bury m..
deep in the wood...

deep in the wood...

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


deep in the wood a caravan wrestles with some eager overgrowth, while, so gently, I stroke the pliant tool-- a spanner, made from steel fa..
shelving it

shelving it

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


today-- new job, sparkling like an island. ----- stocking shelves. picking fruit, shelving it. dog-food, shelving. sweating a bit. each ..
Winter Falling

Winter Falling

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


In the sand-- legs, head toes. fiddling with broken bits of glass, and stringing rope from a branch for the coming season, winter. hang..
life of a poet.

life of a poet.

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


there's a dead man sprawled on the river bed. soaking in the scene; small oppurtunity afforded me, i fish his pockets for a pen. found one, cool..
Spine of the Lion.

Spine of the Lion.

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


Mostly a Pink Floyd tribute, as well as being an expirement on writing itself.
musik for lions and squares

musik for lions and squares

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


deaf lion-- can't hear the musik through the trees, the oodles, noodles; the c**k caw of Mother Dark sparking Tuesday into Wednesday..
Jazzpoem

Jazzpoem

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


fishing with a saxophone, curving jazz like a spine breathing this in-out line in-out, breathless. death. float on the water, fish nibble m..