Five poems
by Taunja Thomson
Brace Yourself
Brace yourself,
o ye of little faith
that non-believers
can be amazed
at the ocean of sky
and sea of soil
where all bones
come to rest.
Be not afraid
for our lack of faith
in a larger hand
does not keep us
from basking in the gleam
of a murmuration
amid flurries.
And like you
we know that spring
digs into the landscape
pulling forth buds
perennially.
This is the kingdom
that we share:
fields paved with lavender
tomatoes pumpkins snow
forests of trees
draped in moss and birds
rough mountains
weeping spring snow.
And the stars: O
the stars.
Their light shines
long, long after their deaths.
Brace yourself:
we are surrounded
by the universe
a halo of infinity.
(I See Him) Floridly
~found poem based on Plaths Ouija
Chilly god of vermilions
drummed above us
with virgin tears
bawdy bones
hot nectarine;
I see him doddering
floridly.
From which They Came
Smell of night
crawling slipping
over walls gates
swimming
through violets
like velvet
clinging to blossoms
burrowing embracing
gravity has never
been stronger.
Moon hangs early
lands late
suspended in between
refuses blame
answers charges of inconstancy
with steady
shape-shifting.
She burns copper
in cobalt sky
with cold stars
for her altar
absorbing pledges
releasing them
back into the nothingness
from which they came.
Meeting
storm and river sturgeon
lotus and fox
fraying and leaping
intuition and aftermath
depth and light
starry and stench-ridden
lost and plummeting
like breath
Cage of Sky
What is sky
but a splotched aqua
backdrop
for trees.
And what are trees
but rusty lines
cutting up
and across
sky.
And what are trees
but devices
for spreading leaf
debris moldy
poison
for nasal consumption.
And what are humans
awkward staggering
blue-veined spears
thrusting our desires
up to sky
raining demands down
on trees
jumping in piles
of brittle and browning
leaves lying
on our backs
flat faces up to branch
and firmament
predator eyes
seeking meat and fur
and something beyond
the cage of sky.
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