Thursday, January 25, 2007

chicken dreams

all is not well

more deadly than a flock of hawks
are those low
spreading structures
covering the horizon

all is not well
with those countless
eclipsed stars
connected to my heart

pure soft souls
never tempted by
the eye of a rooster
the flash of a grasshopper
a race to the prey

in my dreams we march, a million strong
to peel the moon's
dead shadow
from the sun

each egg a grenade
an exploding galaxy of light

transformed
out of rainwater pools
and grasshopper wings

from the world inside each worm

7 Comments:

Blogger Pat Paulk said...

"...never tempted by a rooster"? No cock-a-doodle-do in the barnyard?? All kidding aside, some of best damned lines of poetry I've ever read. Publish is the word!!!

Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 3:15:00 PM EST  
Blogger gracie said...

I sensing themes firebird... you are fascinated by time and the macro/micro of space?? It's very visual.
your words paint it like no one else can.

Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 5:56:00 PM EST  
Blogger Yes said...

pat--you are so kind...Love the compliments! And thanks for the nudge--

gracie--Yes, I see what you mean...
When I think of time and space, it's always visual--even things that aren't supposed to be...thanks for the comment!

Friday, January 26, 2007 at 2:00:00 AM EST  
Blogger Paul said...

With Gracie, I am also sensing themes. If I may amplify, as influenced by Robert Frost:

Of Snoring Chickens,
My mama said, quoth she:
"Let sleeping chickens lie,
For by and by such fowl
May bestir themselves
In fitful sleep
To request of thee
A lullabye." Tis well,
Tis meet; with many miles
Afore I sleep
And many miles afore I sleep.

Friday, January 26, 2007 at 4:42:00 PM EST  
Blogger Yes said...

perci--I believe I shall print this poem and post it over my bed--

it has a greatly calming effect;
so necessary in these stressful times...

(my own mama was not the calm type--no, no indeed...)

Friday, January 26, 2007 at 8:47:00 PM EST  
Blogger Russell Ragsdale said...

I chose this poem to comment on because it relates to a theme I often write about. Pat's right, you should explore that gaudy but necessary world of the published poem. Thanks for visiting my site and I'd love to put up a link with you if you don't mind. I have enjoyed my leasurely first reading here and will return.

Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 11:05:00 PM EST  
Blogger Yes said...

russell--I'm so happy you came by--thank you for the appreciation--
I would be honored by a link--no need to even ask (although I love hearing it!)

Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 10:20:00 AM EST  

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