Nao Deguchi : Writing

The Ticking, Linear

The Ticking, Linear

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


Nothing is certain She said to Uncertainty At the very grip of change Even she, could not swallow The precipice of time After all, she was b..
To Seal This

To Seal This

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


Now I remember you built me A special place in your heart I remember it so well, becau..
In the Brothel of Magnificent Alienation

In the Brothel of Magnificent Alienation

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


Abstinence is the last Gratified desire I can own Since desire is only A planting ..
Hymn from a Garden Invisible

Hymn from a Garden Invisible

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


Does a picture improve hits, testing testing 1-2-3.
Glorious Virgins of Literature

Glorious Virgins of Literature

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


This is for the holy virgins who are most likely Fifteen, so filled with morning’s longing A symmetry of spring & summer Oh I know! I..
Myth of the Laughing Universe

Myth of the Laughing Universe

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


There is one prayer Caught in the hearts Of every echoed soul-in-forms I can hear it in the Lamb’s innocent call Shepherd of old I..
Glassy Lights of Capitalism

Glassy Lights of Capitalism

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


In a chandelier of empty-clear coke containers It came to me, transluscence is key These mornings so full with angular ice The strange drunken ..
Metallic Self

Metallic Self

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


Late in the day There was a gradual clearing Of the fog, like in middle-age The crisis past, the youth So Maligned, we laugh To ourselves, ..
Here Mouthed the Flutes of Hell

Here Mouthed the Flutes of Hell

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


I quivered with just a look It didn’t take long to pass A pause, a hook And the subject was dropped Rooted, in the left atrium Of my li..
Lessons from Scandinavia

Lessons from Scandinavia

A Poem by Nao Deguchi


I paraphrased lunar November Into velvety December Until I could feel Jesus hanging And children singing Christmas carols These were the gold..