Tag: creative writing

Poem 20150917

crow

strike with the hammer
the blunt edge flattening
the steel still hot
still molten
but cooling by the second

only the falling strike
of the hammer
can temper the metal
forcing atoms to align
preparing the steel
to hold an edge

men in labs
can create blades
with ceramics
no thicker than a hair

but their sweat
never mixes in with the steel
is never drunk up by the thirsty metal
and their muscles will not strain
their veins never bulge
with the falling of the hammer

Poem 20150914

crow

o, crimson worm
art thou sick

in thy dark secret, flies

does the invisible storm destroy life

that night
howling in his bed
thy love has found out
and the joy of life rises

—

This is a remix of The Sick Rose, a poem by William Blake, one of my favorite Poets with a capital P. You can find the original here. I’m pretty sure I used every word and only changed one.

Poem 20150912

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nature is a mouth
longing to kiss
to force open our mouths
and drive in a frantic
desperate tongue

it runs its hands over
the sensitive parts
of our bodies
causing shivers
and tingles
and longing
inflaming the flesh
like a lover
bent on seduction

that sky
those clouds
even the hawk with
his breakfast
still squirming in his
talons
just fingers seeking
the quickest way
into our hidden recesses

there is no resolve to break