Category Archives: Poetry

Spirit, Body, Time, Space

Linear time stretches
Farther than the eye can see
Farther than the spirit can sense
The spirit is outside of time
And feels confined by the line
Of hours and seconds,
Of deadlines –
The resistance
Creates friction within the body
And is eased by body and mind
Acknowledging
The delicate crossing –
Visible, invisible
Tangible, intangible
The click of the clock, the sweep of space
Taking time out of [...]

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Sail with Gilberto

An endless streak of clouds,
Uninterrupted highways in the sky
Smooth, gauzy lines –
Far above the rough bumps
And stubbed toes
Way down here, down below –
Put me on a sailboat with João Gilberto
Unfurl that sail
We’ll catch the glass current that expands
Up there
We really don’t care to where
It’s a peaceful, steady ride
The sun shines in golden rays,
Gleams on our [...]

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