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a dark moveless cloud
A dark moveless cloud
on a hot day
when the air is still
and tense;
the rain
an invited guest
who never arrives.
– matt at shadow of iris
a dark moveless cloud
small thrilling things
Small thrilling things
that hold you in place
and wear out your soul.
Where to go
where not to go
people standing around
smiling
all the answers
as easy as
picking daisies.
Vagrancy
that shifts position
to the point
beyond
where things end.
Reaching out
and trying to catch
words
that like horse flies
swarm about you
annoying and stinging
until you finally
just walk away.
The rain
a cold shower
that wakes you
from a deep
slumber.
– matt at shadow of iris
small thrilling things
the smell of copper
The surgeon cuts the body
and steam rises
along with the smell of copper
in a damp cold tent
in the middle of a battle field
where icy rain falls
and the sound is filled
with sporadic gunfire
and occasional
explosions.
– matt at shadow of iris
the smell of copper
pitter patter
A season
of continuous rain
pitter patter
on my head;
the alarm clock doesn’t go off
I bump my head on the door
I cut myself shaving
I spill a little toothpaste
on my neck tie
and I’ve run out of milk;
when I get into my car
I’m low on gas
and on my way to work
the wet freeway turns into
a vast parking lot
of people going no where
and the rain keeps falling
pitter patter
pitter patter.
– matt at shadow of iris
pitter patter
she dreams
She dreams
of a time
when each drop
of rain
was a spontaneous
unique
experience
of exquisite pleasure;
yet after he left her
the rain became rain
and now
all she knows
is the repetition
of the act,
her act
echoed again
and again –
a boredom
she does not know how
to escape.
– matt at shadow of iris
she_dreams
Almighty Heidi, keep writing
[This poem is for Almighty Heidi, as I want her to keep writing.]
Eclectic bombs
burning off the stratosphere
and making it hard to breath
black thick smoke
too much noise.
Hold your breath
and wait
for a glimmer
here
and then there
a drop of rain
and a rainbow
tomorrow, another day.
– matt at shadow of iris
tomorrow another day
