“Captain, my Captain,
we have reached the end.
Eon’s Black Reach…
here it begins. Continue reading “The Source, The Spring”
Pass by Inches
Forty-five feet
of rope –
I fed this much
into the hole. Continue reading “Pass by Inches”
Brimstone Smoke
Brimstone smoke
curls around the yoke
that holds an elder god,
immobile,
entombed. Continue reading “Brimstone Smoke”
Stardust, Rosin
With stardust, rosin
the comet’s tail, pulling
it gently across the rings
that weave Saturn’s veil. Continue reading “Stardust, Rosin”
Gravity? Well…
When you fell,
I held out my hand,
but, gravity,
well…
it had other plans. Continue reading “Gravity? Well…”
Hold Your Breath
Daemona,
hold your breath
and pull me in. Continue reading “Hold Your Breath”
Spider Eyes
Spider-eyes,
Spider Queen,
spider-eyes,
I know what it means
when I feel you
pulling on my strings. Continue reading “Spider Eyes”
Spewing Fire and Gold
“Longtooth,
speak in rhymes
and say your sooth.” Continue reading “Spewing Fire and Gold”
Our Chins are Raised
We all await the dawn,
sitting cross-legged, patient,
our chins are raised
and our hearts are racing,
we wait for the waking
in time – Old Sun’s new raising. Continue reading “Our Chins are Raised”
Fishhooks
The fishhooks
of make-believe
are set in your cheek
and a strong pull
from the fisherman
will pull you from the deep. Continue reading “Fishhooks”
Old Whimsy’s Ghost
Pedantry feasts on
the bloated carrion-corpse
of Old Whimsy’s ghost. Continue reading “Old Whimsy’s Ghost”
In the Bitterroot
The sky is red
behind the hills,
like blood pressing
through gauze –
I can feel it still. Continue reading “In the Bitterroot”