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salutations, latest and those on time, those narrative, declarative, interrogative, gollywogative and other outdated, belated, simulated musings, perusings, shavings and other close calls, with no disrespect intended, that's why no real names included whenever impossible to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

Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Effects of Bee Pollen on the Male Libran

It's a bird! It's a plane!
Why can't it be a man?

Honey! Honey! he said
as she cycled down the road

sounds of children
in the near distance

—Honey! You forgot
the shopping list!

Suddenly a gentle
but firm wind pushes
against his breastbone

his arms instinctively
throw themselves back
and his legs belong to

Baryshnikov they're
not his anymore
he's, he's floating, rising

the children's voices
spin by like he's the merry-go-round
and yet he rises

why is this happening
what the hell was in that
cereal she gave me this morning?

Could it be
the coffee?
Oh God!
It's the bee pollen

He knows now the entire
spoonful was too much
she warned him: Only a taste
only a few granules

and now look
Where is she?
Why doesn't she
see what's going on?

Why doesn't she
turn around?
Can't
she
see?

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