PEACE CLOUD©
CHINESE CURSE
TRANSFIGURED
December
leaf raking time
nothing much going on
it certainly took long enough
try to imagine a few trillion years
or something
to become conscious
just a few microseconds ago
LSD, TV, DVDs and the evening news
extraordinary revelations
volcanoes, earthquakes, revolutions and such
quickly transvisioned
trillglow weeds besmither toes
and the very smeft is a harpoon lamppost
treasure in plain view escapes distracted minds
life is so interesting
Tabitha is chasing imaginary spiders
it will rain tonight
pay no attention
I hope this is boring
PEACE
life's feathers are shown to best advantage in a male duck
none to subtle
having emerged from Chaos Lake
duck hunters beware
the Lake is greedy, sporting bogs, marshes and quick sand
it is not an evil place
just saturated, lacking patience perhaps, or leaking
cars bring visitors
old ladies in lovely hats
young ones with pony tails, angular arms
some are blond
Nordic men with blue eyes arrive
the scene blossoms with a carnival tent, barkers, freaks and elephants
musicians, electric guitars, flutes
and a parade forms spontaneously
led by an old man in blue jeans
who has eaten at too many Taco trucks
he sings, trying to imitate a duck
but everyone heads for the tent
Chaos Lake
will not suffer this indignity, it puffs a volcano
straight up through Atlantis
sends the Titanic skittering
mystic seekers and geeks alike have long since left
the upper atmosphere clinks international jets
arbitrage computers blink "denial of service"
world markets reprise the end of capitalism
people in the tent are laughing
Belgian Mini Éclairs are passed around
Jefferson reclaims his airplane
Rome is here again, they scream
the cry reaches Paris
Swan Lake echoes back
the hills are breathing
truly amazing
the end is here again, thank Zeus
everyone lines up at the DMV
where a conga line has formed
kumbye ya, civil service protestors, occupiers
bus drivers hold up a picture of Rosa Parks
Sing, Sing, Sing reincarnated meets Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
everyone cheers
Chaos Lake is calm
BEFORE CAUSE
the snake tree curling out of rivers past
invites close comparison with temples of the mind
and this trope, occasioned further back
yet dangles strands of oak moss, pale green
so much is made of what is made
so little of what is given
it lacks a season's due
civilization needs other mansions
places unmade
of mind before temples
rivers before mind
snake trees
comparisons
