The Liturgy of the Bull in the China Shop

Be it decreed this bone-headed smithy is the unflinching idiot of idioms
Lexical regurgiltical flim flams emanate from this, the mentality flawed
Whoa Nellie sayeth he, whatever does that shite mean?
It isn’t, no truly and honestly it isn’t.
It is the understanding of the beautifully incapacitated mind
Understood by beautifully creative minds to see capacity sensationed above then under-mind
This is to mean one means this and the other means that and neither is meant to be mean
If you get the meaning.
This vocality (noun: that place where the utterance comes from before the thought is fully articulated)
Is taken at the word whatever
What is experienced is the utterance of the miscommunicated
The cause of the excommunication
Oh what a jumbled word is weaving back and forth till meaning is lost
And in exasperation exaggeration the peddle puddle of explanation excoriation
And is stripped raw
Splat flat falls Jack again for another time passed to try
Forgiven forgotten Jack does not shirk but could mope
Upon my word!... meaning this thing we misunderstand
Verbally it is said unto you subscribe to this
For no harm save harmless is intended
For to do so would render one no heart, the heartless of…
Oh!
 
(Dear Lord, why ever do I get so sensitively confused (just saying), Amen)

Being

Float as one together

Being existences

Fingers tip to tip afloat

Flying in turns, a twirl

A step

And thanks

To the force

Abundance flowing across pillows

From land to sea

There are layers here

Heat and cold and wind

Pull feeding life to share and spread

Into the source

And she in turn returns

A shear sparkle in blue

And angry roar

Gentle fun to children

Of every age and creed

Laughter a present to the breeze

Her deep blue ashore

A world of life

Chased up the chain

From water to land and home again

Blessed are we for the gift

Share it

A singular dance

Of all

Touch to touched

WinnipEchuka

Ruby faced children squeal in delight

Possessive places across their toys

Defensive poised with brothers

They stand

Learned from within

Or from out

It is mine shared only with will

Granted by strength of lineage

We take

The gentle river does rage

A confluence where people's meet

Lines of time roam the shores

Streets of commerce mixed modern

Antiques and time

Cultures clash from afar

Laud in mix of language and food

And control

A stingy gravel road

Parched in this heat

Meanders the ancient gums

A link between industry 

And water

Boats nosed into the banks

Of this regal state

New sleek modern conditioned vessels

Give way to the only waterborne trade this day

The wheels churning in muddy waters

A force against the current

This dry land surprises the new man

His skin bakes red to brown

Beneath a common sun

The waters meet echuka

A mixing place, a meeting place

The waters meet winnipeg

A mixing place, a meeting place

All flow across this common earth

To meet in the salts

The winds pull sight

He is black he is white

Eyes stare into our deep

From across the water we search

This mixing place

This meeting place

We trade acknowledged welcome

A wave

You've come to country

Live within its soul 

Keys

They unlock mysteries 

Open doors of my life

Grant me transport

A portal of freedom

Highways of interest

The jingled in my pocket

Reminders of where I can enter

And protect

Enclosure of self

And now they melt away

A flat released

She has my keys to that future now

And will enjoy it I know

Keys to my employment

Security of livelihood 

An office abandoned to another

Doors previously open

Closed forever to me

Finally my car key

Transportation of freedom

Gone to another 

To find his new freedoms

No jingle now

I lift away

Lightened of the load

All wonderful memories

Life loved

Keys exchanged and changed

The keys of my heart given

To all that I love

And I land again

To build new life

A jingle in my pocket

The first given access

My home

My love

Pity

Forgive me

Really?  But for what?

Your words ring shallow.

You know, just forgive me.

No.  You must say the words

I need to know you know

But I don’t see

Then I cannot forgive.

You do not need forgiveness

You need to feel I am not angry with you

But I am

I cannot forgive you

I will not

Because you have no regret

So I will not forgive

But I will forget

You

Sixty-Five

What happens when…

People are attracted to each other

Deep and abiding love

One to another the time is fold

Brief and happy moments relinquish

To parting, then parting again

A kiss

Held

A touch

Held

And from afar

A wave

Held

And then held again

Soon says I, it is only a short while

Lives lived as one

Parted yet again

Separate, distinct

It is only water

Soon says I, it will be very soon

Tick (that one done)

Tick (another)

Each day

I love you closer

Bare

I found it

Love that is

She, it, took me by surprise

And wouldn't let go

I did fight, I truly did

I used every logical bone in this broken old body

And she healed me

Simple patient understanding

I found love. 

Disdain found me

It did

And it fought through insult

And anger

It tried to test and tear me

Tear us

Steal away this joy

And she healed me

Simple patient understanding

I found love

Vengeance came

To steal my time away

To fight my happiness

Through material stolen

Not able to live as self

And she healed me

Simple patient understanding

I found love

And she gave me her heart

And showered me in trust

She shared in my weakness

And bolstered my strength

She moved in with my shadows

And cast me with light

And honored me with love

And body

And mind and soul 

And Her hand

And she healed me

My soul bare, bleeding, and raw

Simple patient understanding

I found love

Pilgrim

To find myself

I must embark

My journey

My joy of heart.

Suppressed in sad

A moving tribute

I wish was with you.

This space will place

Time and thought

Resolve to find

The passage.

To self be true

Selfless for you

Selfish must be for both.

Find me

Find you

And where we stand

Ours a common land

I shall return

To you with I

A renewed and hopeful man.

With You

It is all so new

The discovery

The feeling

Mad

Sort of

But in the end never

The talks

And walks

Food

Wine

Music

The poetry

The pageantry

Your beauty

Natural especially

With no make-up

And ruffled hair

Beside me

Asleep

Your breath

Your peace

Trust

It is all so new

It is all so confusing

I want to be confused with you

I do

Succor

Come dear friend

Sleep with me

Find solace in our breath

Temporary though it may be

Protected in each other

Safety as we hold hands

Like otters we never float apart

Be pleased we can trust

In touch we find newness

In breath and reaction

And we can be in solitude

Protected side by side

Humanity and truth

Warmth in age

Man and Man

Woman and Woman

Woman and Man

Spouses espoused

Friends adopted to family

We are as such

In peace in anger

In solitude in magnitude

Pause all

For our real matters

Unpause

& Continue

Dear Diary

So like I am awake

And all girly

With feelings and such

Like geez

I am a pathetic lonely guy

I am a guy aren’t I?

Yup

So like I saw myself in the mirror

After a horror film night

Battling the demons in my head

And I saw

Einstein!!!!

Cool man, says 14 year old me

You look like Einstein

Time to brush your teeth

But not your hair

Cause you look like Einstein

But your girly side is so lonely

Boy

(I think) I need a pancake

A Giant Apple Pancake

With butter and maple syrup

And lots of strong coffee

Dear Diary

I may be lonely

But my belly is happy

And I look like Einstein

And I am a guy.

I checked

Veracity

Feel no regret

For being ever real

The false has no place

In this heart

Only children can live

In love and in trust

You have proved

The heart of the child

The honest and true

And I love

In you

Never Sit Out

Waffles and falafels she said

The perfect dance of foods

Launch the day to a fools delight

Waffles fat and fluffy

Cream and strawberries

Such a thing will carry you on

Permanently into the night

And dance all the day through the parks

And the streets

Let the reflections and sun dogs

The chill of the air

Kiss frost in those cheeks

And look out day crowds

For it is we who will dance

Twirls and bows

We split you in bowls

And tired we arrive

Falafels, its time

Fat peas and olive oils

Fried to deep goodness

Reenergize for night

As we pirouette to dusk light

We fly to the sky

And fall with the flakes

I am happy I asked

You out on this dance

Had I sat this one out

I would never know this thrill

Swirl through the seasons

Live for all reasons

Take every dance

Take every chance

The Way of Junctures Conduit

The journey is one so improbable

A touch between people

Lines of connection

We burst into the world

Products of culture

From nations far and flung

A settlement to place

Lines in space

Intermingled means

Touch

In the medium

Shards of light shed from joining

We come from below

Head to heart to part

The journey begins

It starts with Faith

Cartography of coincidence

Stirred from the soul of one greater than either

Humbled and grateful

We need only listen

Imbued we are with free will

A message of faith

Across points of time

These intended paths take a fork

Away from a future

Something not right

Yet product so right

How could we have been wrong

And the greater in faith

Is never wrong

It continues in Hope

Breaks in word

In couples

Always knowing something better awaits

Do not lose Hope

For in Hope will be found

The means to express

The conduit to our place

Where again we meet again and again

It comes as Love

A journey long

Rewarded

Labour to this love

For she shall love he forever

And he shall love she forever

Juncture across this vast map

Shards of light in sun and stars

Gather in brightness

Banded never ended

A pair singular in journey

A pair to prophet the journey

Free in will

Filled in faith, in hope

For love

Drift

Futility drives one here

The end

Doubts, self doubts

Echoes

And then you buoy me

Come close dear friend

Let me breathe new life into you

Together we are afloat

Reliant on an uncertainty

Knowing it is there

Through the liquid

Amniotic seas see

The dove so free

Returns beneath the hued arc

The signs, our futures

The foundation in firmament renewed

Naught Enough

Where for art thou dear friend

This space so bald and empty

Positions learned from experience

Converge here

A decision made

To be honoured

Not because it is honourable

Or just

Or right

Honoured because it is what you need

A selfish decision made for you

Congratulations

You are alive for love

Open for romance

In your own incomprehensible way

Of course

As a matter of courses learned

Not sensed

It is right my friends

It is what is right kindred

Greet with arms spread

This joy deserved

For the void is filled

A life fulfilled

Is a life filled for all loved

So why would it be so hard

Unexplainable right.

Distance Evanescent

Hear he says, I am here

A short while is all

Connections tenuous

Remarkable

We share lives in moments

Snippets we are

Pixilated yearners

Resultant learners

These fleeting glances

A reality so real

It is as if you are just here

Or I am just there

It works

And now it shall work

In deemed transformations

Unforced and evolved

Tenuous is not an issue

Presence presenting

Forthcoming imminence 

Requiem Retaliate

What madness awaits within these walls

The throngs convinced of need uncertain

A hive of activity to gain

Inactive uncertain outcomes

Economy built and thrust down

On the weight of mass folly

Convinced our duty to our nation

Lays solely upon the quota

Of a need unneeded

Lemmings all

Driven to consumption by politicos

In mad belief of our way of life

A furious blend of layer upon layer

Systematically designed to hail a winner

For which there must be equal or perhaps greater losers

This simple orb of ours

Will mythically sustain this forever

So long as someone loses

So long as someone suffers

And that someone is over there

Ha!

You shall all lose says the orb

Except for I

For it will be upon your corpse

That I shall renew

That those who have slain themselves

Have built upon my richness

And created earthly wealth again

You, driven by inexorable selfish desire

To consume

From me

From those not of your stature

We shall rise you know

Me the earth

Them the meek

We seek only fair balance

A distribution of the bounty I can provide to you all

Eschew these shops, the madness of this mall

Seek that only that is truly a need

Find warmth in the beauty of my scene

Seek comfort in the company of your friends

Share your art to the betterment of you all

Make love in companionship in friendship

Dream a future for your children

The greatest blessing of all

A sign your life may carry on

Should you wish it

Should I see your wish true

Should I grant your wish

The balance of your stock

Your mercantile trade

A meeting of need

A sharing of this wealth

Provide to me only that which is beautiful

And I shall provide to you all that is bountiful

Simple and balanced

I now can only hope 

Slap

Slap

Unexpected

From left field

Contentment to wondering

I hate you… slap

Really

What did I do again to deserve your derision?

Slap

Slap

The mute sits uninspired

The deaf reclines to the unknown

The blind cocks to curiosity

And we all aspire to own our own.

Lost to be the lone.

Wired Indifference

Sometimes

You have to give a man a chance

To trust what he does not know

Yet

Top floor please

I don’t know why

But I really need to see from there

From on high

Pompous bastard they may call me

But understand

I need to understand

I know I do not know

And it disturbs me

You know

So there you have it yes

Feeling nothing

No laughter

No pain

No love

Snippets of stuff

Enter this ether

And manifest in that

This indifferent mind

Believes it should be

      And could be

     

To let it happen

To open this tin heart

This golden road

To have what you have

      Could it be

      Could I see

Too

Sadly the lift drops again

Grounded in reality

Wired indifference

Renders itself

A soul in the world

Loving the real

Wishing nay hoping

For a place

The connection

The connected