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The Write Stuff vol. 7

6 x 4

  1. 4 poems from Painting on Mirrors (manuscript-in-progress)
  2. 4 short poems from Thuck (manuscript-in-progress)

4.   4 word pictures

Word Picture #2
To A Painting By Luke Wagner

 

If words could paint a picture
And a poet saw what was there

 

 

bla blackgrey - grey - ?blue? black bla
wall of granite
wall of granite
granite
BLACK CROSS
black hill – black black – black hill
clouds
not a musician
HILL BLACK CROSS

 

* * * * *

The Philosopher’s Gift

?
except
that there
is something
extended in my
field of vision,
what do I know of
lines with no other
burden than surface and
that they exclude other lines
and colours? if your name’s on it
it’s yours

 

* * * * *

Sound Grabs: FAMILIES
(Least Said, Soonest Mended)

 

…this trouble with-
…on about your precious-
…realize I could push your-
…minutes later swear-
…contradict your Harold, but-
…rotten bitch, but I never knew-
End: FAMILIES

* * * * *

can't win

sounds    like losing

pre-natal - growing up - performing - loss - death

 

sss-loor-rrr-shh
oor-rr-ree-shh
    uh! uh!
mmmEErbitoov
    It?!

 

     ping
   pong ping
twang - uh - ping
uh - smash - oh - uh
     damn!

 

sshh!
hsss!
sshh!

 

no_________
I can't

beeeEEErp - eerp - eerp

     can't win


The poem 'can’t win' was published in RePUBlic Readings n.7. 'The Philosopher’s Gift' and 'Sound Grabs: FAMILIES' were published in Volition.

© Peter Macrow

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