Lindon Slater : Writing

Giving Away to Distance

Giving Away to Distance

A Poem by Lindon Slater


To utter the beauty--it is a mistakeI will neverfor upon that whom I utter--it will bring great misfortuneand for that misfortune--I am a great replac..
Hollow Compassion

Hollow Compassion

A Poem by Lindon Slater


The words you speakare but a projection of lonelinessIf this way it continueswe will forever be distantOne blindly following anotherchases regret to t..
Essence of Light

Essence of Light

A Poem by Lindon Slater


The essence of lightwarm--etherealAnd also--revealingThe light--present on this momentwill make it possible to look backGradually it will leavecarryin..
A Soundless Day

A Soundless Day

A Poem by Lindon Slater


On a soundless dayI saw a deer up aheadThere it stood-alive
Above The Moonlight

Above The Moonlight

A Poem by Lindon Slater


Above the moonlightwas a star so very smallIt was not alone
A Hopeless Chase

A Hopeless Chase

A Poem by Lindon Slater


In my view I saw a lightWondrously this light allowed me to follow itAs I possessed for it a great admirationFor what seemed like an eternityI ran tow..
The Essence of an Apple

The Essence of an Apple

A Poem by Lindon Slater


It's one thing: an ambiguityUnable to accept a brief explanationit's unknown by just wordsOf malice and envy-it knows notyet, it knows of fear and los..
The Gift of Forever

The Gift of Forever

A Poem by Lindon Slater


Forever is such a long timeand is very dearA thing that cannot possibly rise over oneWith you at my side foreverI really wouldn't mindThe prolonged ho..