nolens volens

the call of the mist
touched the shadow’s day
a fascinating glare
of enigmatic forbears
impressed upon blood sanctions
a toast to reverie
antiquated
embraced
triumphant
designs of
misunderstood
phenomena
raptures of yearning
in the waves of unseen waters
heart flutters beckoning sirens
soul submersions personified
with needlepoint rhythms
crowned in vestibules
nolens volens

Vashti (c) 2008

Compost

The hollows scream
in an empty embrace
with unsolicited solitude
handed down from
century’s transparencies
deafening the nothingness
with fervency.

Passion passed by
poised for elucidation,
comparing itself to
pristine flights in
aqua deltas and
spacious consumptions
daring to swallow.

Scented imaginations
bartered with the
forlorn freedoms
sculpted in concrete
meadows where
metallic flowers
bore no pollen.

The carnivorous
chomped hardware
at the tomb of
Paracelsus
turning potsherds
into compost
of the soul’s winter.