These tines, thresher’s sledge
gouging flesh, tearing
chaff from stalk in one
smooth strike. Plundering
periphery has
its benefits; as
empty hulls fall to
the earth, seeds awake
to freshly ploughed soil.
Tag Archives: overcoming obstacles
As the Wheel Turns
And the colour wheel cranks out
its liturgy – opposites
make the best bedfellows,
draw out the richest blooming.
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So too this heart, when double
crushed, rises atmospheric
to negate the blow. So too
this spirit, pinned to velvet
specimen case, dead carcass
to be pitied, inspected,
finds truest freedom within
its prison walls, flying high
above those who would take it
captive, coerce dignity,
boxing it in mere metal
and glass. Deepest pain reflects
truest beauty, once redeemed.
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And the colour wheel cranks out
its curriculum – bluest
skies display the purest gold.
