Michael's Fáilte

Welcome to these writing warmups, blatherings, rantings, meditations, perorations, salutations, latest and those on time, those narrative, declarative, interrogative, gollywogative and other outdated, belated, simulated musings, perusings, shavings and other close calls, with no disrespect intended, that's why no real names included whenever impossible to avoid the guilt that came in the crib for uttering something that would hurt or injure those in authority, being of everlasting servitude to all and sundry, having chosen the road not taken and the frost on the pumpkin long before the kettle turned black or the cat found its own tail fascinating,
Your humble servant, etc.

The island writes in fire and steam each morning on the pages of the sea

The island writes in fire and steam each morning on the pages of the sea
Lava Meets Ocean. Lynx, Starboard Side. Day 2.Early Morning, July 8 2006, Looking for Flashes off Chain of Craters, Big Island

Thursday, February 14, 2013

THE MOON


Always she
fullness to pendulous

When gone utterly: new

When slender as in her luminous blade
or heavenly bow: the huntress

Always ruler of the night
even in her absence

Before I knew better
I thought the sun followed her
in their round and round

When I began to know too much
she lit my way

After I suspected I knew nothing really
she lit my dreams
casting as they say
her pale as they say
silver coat across the nearest chair
wanton in her ageless way

I too never agreed with that first step
man’s boot upon her face
its print still there

On nights when she tugs at the tides
if you squint you can make it out
a tear near one eye

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