elders and creatures bow down
words , from 10.24.24 | daily scratch 150
elders and creatures bow down
(150)
by mike barth
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elders and creatures bow down (150)
green pushed through the concrete
lit by blue flame ,
on
speyside
a last human effort
to relinquish the toys in the closet
the way our bodies ache
from years of “living”
tribesman , with anvils of experience
speak on the generational
I GIVE YOU THESE HANDS !
i do not waste before your eyes !
time before
TIME NOW
pointing at
time again
cast it down deep
a thing behind each thing -
the cast away ,
down the hollow well out back
is there room in this cabin to expand upon the prompt ?
150 more , or just today
to tell my kin
in my own voice
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(daily scratch , from 10 24 24)
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thank you kindly for reading ,
- mike barth
