Wednesday, December 10, 2008

How to be a newcomer



I know without knowing. Marriage is like two wheels on an axle. Both going forward. Sometimes one slips and the other takes up the traction. Sometimes one jumps the curb sprung into midair and the other bears the weight. Sometimes one is on the tarmac and the other is offroad. At times both wheels skid and then God takes the wheel. And then there are those times when the wheels are at rest and connect with each other.


I know without knowing. I got soul but I'm not a soldier. It's easy for me I wasn't born a fighter. More a drifter. Passive. Not a conscientious objector but an unmotivated objector. If I was in a war I could never kill. I would look at the other man and say kill me so I don't have to kill you. When one man kills another he kills a part of himself. No anger no fury no rage could make me do that to you or myself. They say those who are not afraid of death are not attached to life.


I know without knowing. I that am I. Go away from me. Relentless. Attach and drift. Drift and attach. A lack and a rift. A riff and a lass. It's not who you know. It's not what you know. It's how long you can hang on by your fingernails.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Here endeth.

A prayer for Brian. A portrait in pleasing.

I asked for pasta not plaster.
Almost poetic.

Leaf blowers in the wind.
Cursing persons per their sins.
Black bands in the sun.
White tendrils for everyone.
I don't want to hear 12000 songs on my personal music device today.
Flat line my upsize.
Fat lines my eyes and thighs.
Economise my digit size.
Land of plenty cannabalised.
Camera eyes can realise.
And senoritas rise and sigh as pounds of butter flutter by.
Cease. Be steady. Ready. Give.
Live your life that you might live.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Mighty blitherings

A prayer for Catherine. A portrait of thought.

Flick chick.
Chick flick.
Chicky wah wah.
Minnie ha ha.

As God allows us to so we must live.

Have you ever thought that the fact scavengers exist and continue to thrive is that God provides abundantly and has thought of our every desire. We eat more than we need therefore more is produced than needs to be consumed. Begin the deprofusion strain. Bend back the exponential curve and bask in that baseline buzz. No thought no negative emotion. An ocean of bliss aside a shore of ecstatic flatness. A rejection of choice storms and fatness factories.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Technicolour cows.


The cows go wild.
The cowed go wild.
The celts go wild.
The kelp goes wild.
The wild is crowded.
The joker's wild.
And the crown is wired.
Obviously an original.
The origin of quality.

Thursday, November 20, 2008


There was a gorilla called Teat
who ran around on her feet.
With an eye full of guile
She would charm you awhile
And sweep you off your seat.

Now Teat is turning thirty.
But this doesn’t make her flirty.
With her cool calm demeanour
You really should see her
With five fingers she can type qwerty.

Teat is a tease and takes chances
Especially when she belly dances.
Her moves are quite special
And if you can wrestle,
Well that just helps and enhances.

Teat loves her food and her friends
Not all her patterns set trends.
So remember dear Teat
We want you complete.
And remember to do your knee bends.

Lie back


EVER WHAT?
GRACE
FOR THEN NOTHING CAN HARM YOU
THE LUMINOUS BLACKBOARD
THE SHAPE OF THE SHAPES
PEACE
SPACE
EAT
QUIET
SOUL

Thursday, October 16, 2008

My sons

I dont know what you will do and I won't tell you what to do.
It's all in front of you my sons.
Remember I love you and I have always loved you.
There are three places to put love. Love God, love others and love yourself.
There are three things to be. Honest. Unafraid. Gracious.
There are three things to do. Pray, play and pay.
I am old and tired. I have had an amazing life and as God wants me I am happy to go and have afternoon tea with Him.
Love, Dad.