Wednesday, June 23, 2010

...LUNGS...


A sigh of breeze...
Constant...
Inconsistent...
Highs and lows...
Aura(l) spindrift without ebb and flow.

This is a body like none other,
Breath without rise and fall.
Tree-line chests swell-
A rhythm not of this world.

Stems quiver in flexed respiration-
Endless inhalation.

Invisible currents stream above,
Until they go spiriting through the leaves,
Coursing between branches and boughs,
Resuscitating these bark clad- dead dry bones.

3 comments:

  1. the poems just keep gettin better bro. i especially like the last stanza on this one - turnin some fine phrases. gotta ditch the whole "ramblings" label though. that's a bit too safe man. how about some real mccoy poems? douglas

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  2. thanks for your feedback, man....it means a lot. Whatever I have to say will probably always be ramblings, poetic or not...maybe I can strike a compromise :)

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  3. "Tree-line chests swell,"

    "Stems quiver in flexed respiration - endless inhalation,"

    "Invisible currents stream above,
    Until they go spiriting through the leaves,
    Coursing between branches and boughs,
    Resuscitating these bark clad- dead dry bones."

    love all this imagery man - likin' this poem the more that i read it. is it about the living natural world only? or is there deeper meaning that i'm overlooking? it seems like a piece of a larger poem to me. what were your original thoughts?

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