Michael Kevin Spencer : Writing

The Author’s Fleeting Glimpse

The Author’s Fleeting Glimpse

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


You said poems were impractical That to have a dream that is not profitable Is like wasting yourself on the winds I moisten my fingers,..
Selected Poem Translated from the Chinese

Selected Poem Translated from the Chinese

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


In the incredible fire Of the irresistible grace I felt your words wound me Vast yet intimate, sharp yet deep As a clear real jewel o..
I want to name my Woman, Love

I want to name my Woman, Love

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


A bed for one, a world for all You remind me why I dream with others Your eyes are like pillows for me Your voice, the green moon of a ye..
Arteries of the Metropolis, a world of Colours, Forms

Arteries of the Metropolis, a world of Colours, Fo..

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


I often think about the city What it does and what it has done to me Before that, I only knew nature Snow, lakes, trees, no silent cars s..
Let There be Light

Let There be Light

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


When someone says, ‘I love you’ The throat opens up, for words Cervix opens up, for life’s joys The elegance of dilation,..
Rub of Possession

Rub of Possession

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


When I fall asleep, you are there Folding the ghosts in me goodnight I feel the touch of your body against mine The flesh ofrib cage, the..
For the lover averted

For the lover averted

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


Her shape will escape my death The eyelash, beloved The choices she made, other men she chose That woman, more beautiful, in retrospect ..
After the Death of God

After the Death of God

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


I have become an ignorant person again As if, to remember blindness and absence To recognize separation and to return to unity For th..
The Mysterious Pursuit of Truth

The Mysterious Pursuit of Truth

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


After long strumming of dreams I have taken subjectivity to its goal Made love to her with my blue guitar Good air, my only frien..
Lion-Colored Cruelty of Evolution

Lion-Colored Cruelty of Evolution

A Poem by Michael Kevin Spencer


Nothing is lost in time, it all returns Back to the source, all back in the end Mountains that were once pebbles Empires that become ..