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The myopic wind Clatters around the trees, unable To find his way out. The goddess of wood, her long Hair in a pony tail, sleeps through The shrieking. He lashes… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
The myopic wind Clatters around the trees, unable To find his way out. The goddess of wood, her long Hair in a pony tail, sleeps through The shrieking. He lashes… Continue Reading
everywhere is what is past the edge of the universe nowhere is what is between us and that edge everything is what is through the gateway to everwhere nothing is… Continue Reading
Hubris Before the fall, the gods were kind, Looked benignly at the way humans Tried to make sense of the invisible Order of things, how they at first Tried to… Continue Reading
When I’m exhausted or hyperactive, All the darkest parts of my soul Form themselves into words of stories, Of imagined catastrophes or successes, Depending on interpretation, blood, Guts, excesses of… Continue Reading
It seems like a different country now, The train ride over the bridge By the petrol station, that past Adrenaline to get up and get to The door replaced by… Continue Reading
He treats the flight like any other In the days air travel was still a thing. Flight time 3 days, not the 3 hours for the Mediterranean islands then. Alone… Continue Reading
Peace feels like an impossibility, Indoctrinated feet marching across an Invaded country fighting for its Independence from the old-school tyrant. There is cold, and there’s real cold, Where hands drop… Continue Reading
Distilling the world into its essence, We are left with nothing but straight Lines, where even what we see as circles Are fashioned from tangents around An empty space. All… Continue Reading
Love spoils everything. It is An aberration of the spirit, Overcomes the will of the flesh, Turns it old and stagnant. Love is a blight on Unbridled and multiple lusts… Continue Reading
Less smoke, more fire. Candles on the cake A pyre of years, those Linear measures of lives. Less smoke, less noise, Flames as high as towers Warm hands on the… Continue Reading