A Solstice of One

The bark of owl,

hunting in drunken night,

moonlight breaking stars

into a million reflections

                               of souls,

dead ash  falls from the 

mouths of the unborn

already tasting Life and the bitter

acrid coating of tongue and bone

born free

imagination waiting

hating empty space

needing to fill the unfillable

in lies and fog

the mating call of loons

haunted spirits, / a scream of madness

sending dreams and shivers /

tremors through

                                     blood

what sounds, what noise, 

nature at home, in the heart

of the night, 

the silver dripped forest

reflected in ripples

               the shimmering river

                   echoing ice

and naked, I sit

fire blazing, orange and black

dancers of flame

licking, flickering, (tongue - like )

throwing shadow shapes of

Demons and gods,

cold Nordic horn - head

begins to thaw

         and I absorb

                and Earth spins

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"and naked, I sit"
absorbing the bare necessities of life...some understanding.
a thought back to Eden...we weren't ashamed at the beginning....but look what mess we have made.
the torches of madness consuming us...there will be another goodbye.
such artful meanderings you present us with this morning, gram.
thank you for snapping me into thoughts and some introspection.
j.

[gram linski]

thanks, j. artful meanderings and introspective thoughts are a grand way to start the day, lol always appreciate your kind words, take care over there

[Einstein Noodle]

whew!! what a scene you set ... so powerful in its darkness .. especially how the contrasts you use in nature ..the moonlight "breaking stars" .. and the loon's call "screaming madness" ... it makes the darkness and mystery sharp and kind of terrifying .. well done! your closing is deeply thought provoking for me .. the speaker is absorbed ... taken in by the darkness would be my first guess .. yet i think perhaps he goes back into the whole of Nature .. mystically ... like a Druid Priest or something ... spooky, Gram ... with wonderful edges of beauty in the Natural world ... fine read for me!
E.

[gram linski]

thanks, E, glad you enjoyed this one, and it gives you a few thoughts for the day, hope you have a good New year, take care,