ABSOLUTE ZERO

A Texas wind kicked the September Equinox into place

today and left it lying in the Amarillo mud. The smell

of the herd next door wafted green through the windows,

whispering of younger days and wider possibilities.

There was a time…

but it didn’t last...

when the horizon curved for three hundred and sixty degrees,

but even one day, one month, one second took it’s own slice

of that pie, not caring to savor the caramel and salt as the maw

widened for more of what was left; no thought for finity,

for a plate licked clean, the boiling pot of intellection wasted,

the spice of La Belle Dame nothing more than a passing

bit of ennui…

A vision of falling water in a heavy forest, the very air

thick and sweet as green can be, but not really there, if

you want to believe those quantum things the physicists

and Buddhists keep going on about. All of which makes me

wonder if, when it’s done, the dishes washed and put away,

God Himself didn’t just imagine the whole thing.

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Vol,

Most enjoyable and invigorating philosophical thoughts set to pen of page, here ...

[Vol]

I'm taking a chance...
In youth, all options are open and inviting
Every minute that passes eats away at what options are open
finally, none of our perceptions of time and options matter if the Buddhists and quantum physicists are right and everything is an illusion

[Carola]

very sophisticated & descriptive words. i re-read your poem a number of times, not sure I understand it all, but I liked it.
cheerio carola

[willweb]

This was very deep and engaging. It really makes one think of so many things but why seems to call out to me. Though, I am not sure I would understand the answer if I even got one, but I would try. Life is filled with differences on every plane and the fun is finding them like I have in this poem. Very creative, had me reading and re-reading. (I did have to increase the screen size, the font was pretty damn small and I can hardly see to begin with)

[Kelly Scheppers]

The caliber of your words far exceed anything I've ever written. I was totally absorbed, Vol. Thank you for such inspiration.

[Vol]

You have everything a poet needs... and the most important is insight... Poets see the importance of things ordinary people miss entirely. What I've read of your poetry does that. The nuances of word choice, syntax grammar, etc. are what we all need to perfect. I bet you never edit for voice, or theme, or meaning.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am beyond flattered. I feel my twenty plus years of writing have taught me well, but what I know shall never be enough. I must continue to nurture what is there. Thank you most kindly, Vol!