Mysterious Manifesto

MYSTERIOUS MANIFESTO

In memoriam: Leos Janácek

A wandering madman
Mistrustful and reserved
Unrequited passion
And informal divorce

Consider this I beg
The unfinished diary
Of one who disappeared
To the house of the dead

Jonah

JONAH

If you try to run off
Expect misadventures
Heed that still small voice
You have a job to do

As Jazz Is (16b)

AS JAZZ IS

Love you like
Miles, Coltrane, Jarrett
Who needs a
Safety net?
Life and death are one to me
With you beside me

~~~~~~~~~~~

Shadorma November

Follower

FOLLOWER

Boldly took leave
Of the bellowing city
Walked down to the river
Though the skies opened
Spewing wild wind and water
Piercing even felted clothing

And though there were multitudes
Far more than ever expected
Waited patiently in queue
For that sweet promise
That blessed chance
To, awestruck, touch
The hem of His garment

And in a heartbeat

Not a thing changed

Except now nothing needed to
For some body had instead
And solemnly vowed
To walk in His footsteps
To the ends of the earth
And beyond

First Love

FIRST LOVE

Meaning, contentment
Passion and deep devotion
Then it all goes wrong

Cupid’s Rosary

CUPID’S ROSARY

I tell the beads
In the silent night

…..Open heart
…..Barbed wire

…..Broken heart
…..Broken glass

…..Bleeding heart
…..Razor blade

And over again
I tell the beads

…..Open heart
…..Barbed wire

…..Broken heart
…..Broken glass

…..Bleeding heart
…..Razor blade

Thumb and finger
Sticky, dripping

…..Open heart
…..Barbed wire

…..Broken heart
…..Broken glass

…..Bleeding heart
…..Razor blade

Seven is my lucky number
But I count only to six