All we do
is hide ourselves
when sun shines down
only to drop our drawers
during a full moon.
9.8.14
Storm's a Comin
This is a place to post/collect/"publish" my poetry. If a poem has been published elsewhere, I will specify the location. Otherwise, no one has gobbled them up yet. If you are a publisher and are interested in any of my material, please email me at angus1973@hotmail.com with an indicative subject line. Comments/suggestions are always welcome. Thanks for looking--James Reitter
Storm's a Comin
Monday, September 8, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Naked Coffee
Escape in to this gray day
with smooth skin and coffee,
white ceramic cup with eloquent
hook handle on matching
saucer plate. Steady it in
your lap, your center, & feel
its radiant warmth. Soothe
perturbed bristles and bumps
of nakedness. Defy
secrets of early morning
shadows and what took place
last night. Breathe out brazen
in to today armored by white
hot ceramic & dark liquid mystery
before you even put on clothes.
8.3.14
with smooth skin and coffee,
white ceramic cup with eloquent
hook handle on matching
saucer plate. Steady it in
your lap, your center, & feel
its radiant warmth. Soothe
perturbed bristles and bumps
of nakedness. Defy
secrets of early morning
shadows and what took place
last night. Breathe out brazen
in to today armored by white
hot ceramic & dark liquid mystery
before you even put on clothes.
8.3.14
Bruises and Goosebumps
We nourish each other by simple
touches over safe intimate precise
locations. The crease of a hip
is the folding spine of a pop-up book
the curve of a shoulder as a
pillow propped on the couch long
enough to fit the both of us, a hand
tucked into the back right pocket
a reassurance of proclivity.
Touch becomes
dependence the type to feed from to
create or sustain life it begins
from first contact, present
for every revolving intimacy
and roulette of meaning. It's all
connectivity what keeps us alove
for worse or better.
At points like grinding gears
touch needs lubrication: beads
of sweat, strands of viscous honey
streaks of baby oil. Stubble
can be sandpaper. Calloused fingers
and jagged finger or toenails
create puncture wounds on
existing imperfections that
creams or lotions
never seem to remove. Even
at such a price we crave it
a physical connection to another
regardless of implication.
7.10.14
touches over safe intimate precise
locations. The crease of a hip
is the folding spine of a pop-up book
the curve of a shoulder as a
pillow propped on the couch long
enough to fit the both of us, a hand
tucked into the back right pocket
a reassurance of proclivity.
Touch becomes
dependence the type to feed from to
create or sustain life it begins
from first contact, present
for every revolving intimacy
and roulette of meaning. It's all
connectivity what keeps us alove
for worse or better.
At points like grinding gears
touch needs lubrication: beads
of sweat, strands of viscous honey
streaks of baby oil. Stubble
can be sandpaper. Calloused fingers
and jagged finger or toenails
create puncture wounds on
existing imperfections that
creams or lotions
never seem to remove. Even
at such a price we crave it
a physical connection to another
regardless of implication.
7.10.14
Act of Words
What is there to write
when words won't come
to a head, and all the coaxing
won't conjure them up
when it takes too long
& we both grow tired?
Just the same they can come too easy
sloppy & unexpected.
Words can shoot out or
drip down & what they
say can rub away, wipe off.
Then, what is the act of writing
remains; the performance more
than the result.
4.25.14
when words won't come
to a head, and all the coaxing
won't conjure them up
when it takes too long
& we both grow tired?
Just the same they can come too easy
sloppy & unexpected.
Words can shoot out or
drip down & what they
say can rub away, wipe off.
Then, what is the act of writing
remains; the performance more
than the result.
4.25.14
Monday, June 16, 2014
Finer with Age
Finer with Age
What was once restricted to aches
in my heart have now migrated to
joints and muscles. Self-prescribed
alcohol treatments have become
over-the-counter pills, PT stretches.
Poisoned heart / healthy body
have swapped conditions. I can
scarcely imagine when it all reaches
the brain; the descent
has already begun.
in my heart have now migrated to
joints and muscles. Self-prescribed
alcohol treatments have become
over-the-counter pills, PT stretches.
Poisoned heart / healthy body
have swapped conditions. I can
scarcely imagine when it all reaches
the brain; the descent
has already begun.
6/16/14
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Alternatives to Cleaning the Litter Box
Picture how mornings should be:
outside on dew damp cushions cradled
to wicker or teak chairs, peering through
mist settling over rust shrubs contrasts
against white birch, before the noon sun
burns it all away. A glass table reflects
possibility. A slug works its way across
smooth brick to provide perspective. Such
silence is rare in the unfolding of day to day.
outside on dew damp cushions cradled
to wicker or teak chairs, peering through
mist settling over rust shrubs contrasts
against white birch, before the noon sun
burns it all away. A glass table reflects
possibility. A slug works its way across
smooth brick to provide perspective. Such
silence is rare in the unfolding of day to day.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
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