Moon Poem 30

Epilogue

43%

Unfurling into an upright position
A fiddlehead fern
In a slow motion picture
A soft exhale of breath.

Farewell, National Poetry Month.

4/30/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 29

Last Quarter

Eyelids squint
Front door still open, slightly ajar
An unoiled hatch opens
Lightning and thunder in the sky.

4/29/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 28

64%

White knuckled force
Rain turns to sleet
Temperature drops
A spate of sharpened quills

4/28/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 27

73%

Stacked grounded outlets
White knuckled force
Joints sticky and unyielding
Temperature drops

4/27/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 26

82%

Eyelids squint
Stacked grounded outlets
An unoiled hatch opens
Joints sticky and unyielding

4/26/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 25

89%

A series of loud knocks
Eyelids squint
Forearm and wrist forming a long unbroken line
An unoiled hatch opens

4/25/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 24

94%

Stars lose their bright gloss
A series of loud knocks
A spindle of gold
Forearm and wrist forming a long unbroken line

4/24/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 23

IV

98%

Lightning and thunder in the sky
Stars lose their bright gloss
Front door still open, slightly ajar
A spindle of gold

4/23/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 22

100%

Cunningly camouflaged knobs
Cables black and thick
Crawl spaces inside
In a crewelwork.

4/22/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 21

Full Moon

Restitched by the same surgeon
Pushing out of the ground
Torn open in crowded clumps
And huddling together

4/21/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 20

98%

A chassis constantly under construction
Restitched by the same surgeon
With a scattering of tools
Torn open again in crowded clumps

4/20/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 19

95%

Cunningly camouflaged knobs
A chassis constantly under construction
Crawl spaces inside
With a scattering of tools

4/19/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 18

90%

Cursive
Cunningly camouflaged knobs
A chassis constantly under construction
Crawl spaces inside

4/18/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 17

83%

A big-leafed philodendron, roots
Cursive
Cables black and thick
Like a daily word search puzzle

4/17/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 16

III

75%

In a crewelwork
A big-leafed philodendron, roots
Cables black and thick
Extruding from the soil

4/16/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 15

66%

A series of scribbled loops
Long white strips
Traversing an entire page
A weeping willow.

4/15/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 14

56%

The tumbling and stumbling in all directions
Forearms framing a face
A dense confluence of lines
Fists unclenching

4/14/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 13

First Quarter

Row after row
The tumbling and stumbling in all directions
Bedspring ovals written in air
A dense confluence of lines

4/13/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 12

35%

A series of scribbled loops
Row after row
Traversing an entire page
Bedspring ovals written in air

4/12/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 11

25%

Shafts of light and shadow
A series of scribbled loops
Bending and crisscrossing
Traversing an entire page

4/11/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 10

16%

Arms draped, curtains
Shafts of light and shadow
Fabric bandages
Bending and crisscrossing

4/10/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 9

II

8%

A weeping willow
Arms draped, curtains
Long white strips
Fabric bandages

4/9/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 8

3%

Boughs nodding, saturated with rain
A loose thread
Torsos tilt toward each other
Leaves fall, stitch by stitch.

482016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 7

New Moon

In a conversation
Foreheads almost touching
Tugged together
In an A-framed pup tent

4/7/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 6

1%

Leaves fall, stitch by stitch
In a conversation
A loose thread
Tugged together

4/6/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 5

4%

Boughs nodding, saturated with rain
Leaves fall, stitch by stitch
Torsos tilt toward each other
A loose thread

4/5/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 4

10%

A gradual loss of language
Boughs nodding, saturated with rain
An interplay in wind
Torsos tilt toward each other

4/4/2016, Prevail.

Moon Poem 3

19%

Rows of knitting unravel
A gradual loss of language
Snagged then cut
An interplay in wind.

4/3/2016. Prevail.

Moon Poem 2

I

28%

Leaves fall, stitch by stitch
Rows of knitting unravel
Like a loose thread
Snagged then cut

4/2/2016. Prevail.

Moon Poem 1

Prologue

 

38%

A soft exhale of breath
Unfurling into an upright position
A fiddlehead fern
In a slow motion picture.

Welcome, National Poetry Month.

4/1/2016, Prevail.