measuring the miles
in music
155 songs to go
on through the night
Johnny Cash
redeeming the road
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
tending
acrid smoke seeps
from below
ancient furnace heaves
in a slow, sputtering
basement death
the tired monk
makes his rounds
double covering
dreaming novices
layers the winter robes
for starlit work
swings
splits
stacks
stokes the hearth
savors new heat
from below
ancient furnace heaves
in a slow, sputtering
basement death
the tired monk
makes his rounds
double covering
dreaming novices
layers the winter robes
for starlit work
swings
splits
stacks
stokes the hearth
savors new heat
Saturday, January 24, 2015
pilgrimage hill
steady uphill hike
trudge
the high snow line
clamber, climb
throw a leg
over the rock ledge
past the crackles
and dead spot hums
place earphones
tweak the dial
look down
over the valley
soaking in
the strong FM signal
trudge
the high snow line
clamber, climb
throw a leg
over the rock ledge
past the crackles
and dead spot hums
place earphones
tweak the dial
look down
over the valley
soaking in
the strong FM signal
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
toques, tonsures, and truckers hats
toque over tonsure
too cold
for traditional trucker hat
old monk robes falling
well below
the plaid hemmed coat
steel toes swing
down from the cab
quick running board prayer
swinging beads, Bible,
fresh cuppa joe
solid break
usual stares
then back on the road
too cold
for traditional trucker hat
old monk robes falling
well below
the plaid hemmed coat
steel toes swing
down from the cab
quick running board prayer
swinging beads, Bible,
fresh cuppa joe
solid break
usual stares
then back on the road
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
trucker haikus
sweep brown slush
outta the garage
like any old temple monk
fire up the rig
tonsure covered
with thick Mack toque
engine rumbles
shakes the cab
shatters fender ice
outta the garage
like any old temple monk
fire up the rig
tonsure covered
with thick Mack toque
engine rumbles
shakes the cab
shatters fender ice
Friday, January 16, 2015
strong
heat clicks on
rumbling basement deep
house cold creaks
coffee is extra scoop strong
seeping morning warmth
rumbling basement deep
house cold creaks
coffee is extra scoop strong
seeping morning warmth
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
400
i)
back up from the south
back to bursting snowbanks
sliding through drifts
ii)
early start
even for a trucker
engine hums
wheels caught
in a black ice spin
calm - smile
keep it between the lines
iii)
roads empty
for a hour
or more
just that one guy
out in the dark pre-dawn cold
packing Christmas away
I made it to 400 poems.
500...here I go...
back up from the south
back to bursting snowbanks
sliding through drifts
ii)
early start
even for a trucker
engine hums
wheels caught
in a black ice spin
calm - smile
keep it between the lines
iii)
roads empty
for a hour
or more
just that one guy
out in the dark pre-dawn cold
packing Christmas away
I made it to 400 poems.
500...here I go...
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