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If you are afraid to die
Then you are not ready

A person is like a light bulb
The light comes from within

Death extinguishes light
from the outside in

But the live wires of life
will still remain

Waiting on someone to turn the switch on again

Death pats itself on the back but then

Life puts the dagger into
it's empty hand
 Jul 13 Zeno
betterdays
Young magpies,
still grey of feather,  
attack random sticks
thinking them food,
cry out despondently
when discovering
their prey is inedible wood.
Mother magpie overseas
Scavenging expedition with
beady eyed patience...
 Jul 13 Zeno
renseksderf
"Paws in the Light"

A sunbeam waits.
Two cats settle—
quiet, apart, together.

No words. Just warmth.

In stillness, memory stirs.
You’re allowed to stop.
This moment matters.
 Jul 12 Zeno
matt r
favourite
 Jul 12 Zeno
matt r
reading the morning like
a broadsheet newspaper
,i opened a page of poetry;

'my favourite' She wrote. a
note i think She left for me.
i dropped the poem to see

how pretty You flourish Your
e's. the careful touch, not
quite a movie kiss, lighter

& grazing the page with love.
'my favourite' dogeared one
i set for You, 'the private view'.
peter bennet - the private view
*as if in a film by eric rohmer*
 Jul 12 Zeno
matt r
starlight
 Jul 12 Zeno
matt r
do not kiss his waning cheek
,like starlight tempts        a
reckless fishhook          ,no.

kiss Me,     & lie entangled
in      diffusing light of
galaxy. it warms your neck,

(& My hand), drawing vincent's
starry night   til you are asleep
in the cradle of love's creation.
 Jul 11 Zeno
nivek
weaved and wrapped
intertwining vines

one has poetry on their tongue
while another listens out for song

glistening lips
lubricating words
 Jul 11 Zeno
nivek
star struck
star hewed
star mind
star love
star lovers
star wed
star thought
star night
star day
 Jul 11 Zeno
matt r
sweetpea
 Jul 11 Zeno
matt r
the firstly buttered lick of
  'who do i share this with?'
i am here,boasting my yard,
& the sun is warming her
   with tenderness.

She could set my soul free.
with Her finger, tilt
back my head til i loosen
         in a solar jacuzzi.
She could warm me too.
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