found what I was looking for

found what I was looking for

 

 

I fish in the purpled silver drift 

            of overcast midnight,

    use stars as bait,

and prey on rogue dreams

who have bro-

ken

away from the bottom-

feeder

boredoms of the mainstream schools.

 

land my soul-ship in a tide pool:

                                    screamed tiny life from a dead hole

                          (I think, immediately, of your unsinkable faith in me);

                             

                            crazy lights shoot-

ing through shallow hope-

         lessness

like happy child-

                             ren playing in the overgrown

ruins of a shat-

tered

paradise.

 

I pluck an infant thought

      from the ancient void,

                             and tuck it into the hidden cargo pocket

of my khaki-colored heart.

 

perhaps,

watered with your pristine tears,

                   and tilled by the soft blade of your hand,

it will      g r o w

into something thoughtful,

and I’ll

 

b l o o m

     into

       a

    better

      me;

 

a garden more fit for your angel feet

                           to dance their love.

 

so, baby,

clear the unfolded laundry

                     and half-finished knitting projects

          from my side of our bed . . .

 

 I’m headed home.

Reviews

[heido]

(I think, immediately, of your unsinkable faith in me);

This felt as though it could be read from the scars on my heart left by a love that was gifted from the stars. Thank-you for the epiphany of emotions. Your poetry is priceless.

                            

[.......]

There are so many wonderful lines in this write. I could really feel the emotions penned through out this write.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A cracked flow, yet a fantastic piece, grammatically sound with a sweeping emotion, well penned, good job.

[Crowley]

If cupid was a sniper, this one is a rifle shot to the heart from three hundred yards. What an amazing poem....that fist line is a killer.

[ju]

"and tuck it into the hidden cargo pocket / of my khaki-colored heart" love the lay-out. And that line too. the way this ends is/was unexpected and brilliant. another fave.

[Robin]

That was beautiful ..

[Kerry O'Connor]

Oh, RG........... What a deep sigh of love this is!