The stream (all workshops)
My mother,
seeded by mischance,
a nuggety woman,
cross grained
impatient, full of gall,
slaps my heart with nettles
hits with sticks
so that I will know
just
who
she
is.
My mother
never much cared for children,
charcoal, turpentine and paint
invade the kitchen table and the floor,
thin blades for carving wood
ambush fingers, toes, feet -
stab my hands.
gathered in a hunch
the garrulous touch
slicked down the windbreaker
crowd
had gathered heads bowed
in the brickwork dark
the clay magic stark
the ring of halo red and seeping
raindrops magic landing
needing
the city rises
on cathedral islands
candles flicker
and on the streets
cameo stickers
on worn compacts
and fresh lips
She said she hated kissing,she tossed her dyed red head
I said " then what else can you do when you first get in bed?"
"I got this evil sore throat from that first kiss you see"
it wasn't really worth it, such a beast was he"
"But did you not enjoy it Arianam" I cried
Amazed at her strange response, at her eyes open wide
"what was the taste like at the time ?what did he make you feel
Lesbians don't often have the pleasure of that meal
Peeping through a forbidden door
which I'd closed years before
memories that exalt and destroy
momentary joy
then tears I cry
It had ended in tragedy
caused such misery
gnawing feelings that haunt
remembered passions that taunt
there is no release
Will I ever find peace?
silken nights
cooled with a waft
of jasmine
languid movement
stirs the air
humidity settles
ice tipped fingers
crawl over my body
the horizon glows
I know somewhere
It burns like hell
and death knocks
at every door
Thousands of men wait
at call to fire storms
that are yet to begin
the eyes
the smile
Ah! the gaze
the lips twitching do amaze
the dimple cheeks one can’t ignore,
the wink and slant look all do adore
the cleavage is where, hangs an eye
no one can say why…
oh! a lass always looks into
the other’s eye
and
as she holds it for a second more
the voyeur knows
he is in for much more ..
VOL DE NUIT [ title from from novel by St. Exupéry]
Je me sens les yeux
se fermer
lourds comme le plomb
crevés
creux
comme ceux d’un mort
qui sourient
ces yeux à moi.
e
Je me sens l’esprit
s’endormir
léger
timide
rendu
comme un oiseau
perdu
dans son vol de nuit
cet esprit à moi.
NIGHT FLIGHT
I feel my eyes begin
to close
heavy led
sunken
empty
like the smile of the dead
these tired eyes of mine
Feel the coldness enveloping you
Listen to the still melody that hangs around the corner of your room
Close your eyes and feel its cold embrace
Forget all the hurts and memories
Drown yourself - bury your heart deep within
Drink your panacea
And fall into deep oblivion
Erase the meaning of life
Just let your heart fall into deep slumber
Must never be awaken
Leave no trace
Let no one find your castle where you sleep
Never fulfill this tale
Never put an end..
Just leave your story unfinished
Was my sore throat you?
head to toe ? Or gym bacteria
Either way twas worth it
The webs of love are intricately spun:
passionate bodies and sudden bucks of lust,
mouths savored, goblets for gods' good drink,
rich from ancient harvests
of desire
and such helpless tenderness,
when all of that is done-
an unexpected sweetness
a tumble of words without a voice
and then-
bird song
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