Middlepoet performing “The Duality of Me” at Art House in Jersey City.
Poetry
Commands
Originally published in The Written Voice, April 2006 Imagine things as they once were. Wander amongst the lilies. Run with the bulls on Wall Street in the middle of summer. Build a mountain that people can ski on without ice. Compose an opera in Italian and then memorize it backwards in Greek.
Two Poems From Childhood
Both of these poems were written on July 18th, 1985 when I was eight years old. As you can see the Cold War had a bit of an effect on my childhood perception of the world.
Check out this anthology
Check out this anthology, it has three poems by Middlepoet and the proceeds go to a good cause.
City Streets
Originally published in Take Magazine, April 2004 Burrowing Below the crust Towards the core As doors seal The capsule Glides towards Millions Amidst a shell Of electronically Charged ambition, Defeat, Hunger, Starvation.
Celtic Tat
Knot of peace Mind Body Spirit Ink runs into Left Fore arm Peace of Celtic heritage Irish identity Engraved in color Angles intertwined within the lines of the needle Tattoo of ancestry Tattoo of heritage Tattoo of identity
Kobe haiku
Triple double game Against Orlando Magic 1-16-0 9
New Year Haiku
New Year beginning Time to do something Snazzy Creating substance
Rain (Los Angeles in haiku)
Rain falling from sky Chilly day in this city Fifty degrees brrrrrrr