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Category Archives: Ghazal
Vanishing Point (Little Sands, PEI)
I was sent a fine, short, dark image the other day about stillness in Little Sands. It precipitated this poem since I have felt at the water that sort of stillness that seems both complete and empty at once. I think it … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Art is theft, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Epistemology, Ghazal, Gravity, John MacKenzie, Little Sands, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Process, Science, Space, Summer, The Moon, The Sky, Tide, Time
Tagged art is lies, art is theft, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, epistemology, ghazal, gravity, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Little Sands, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, process, science, space, Summer, the moon, the sky, tide, time
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Watching the Curtains in the Morning
Thin gauze curtains move in the window. Mist on the harbour stirred by a heron’s wings. The wind in the night splashed the sea on the rocks. The taste of salt on your spine. Purple asters dot the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Asters, Astronomy, Autumn, Blue Heron, Charlottetown, Chinese poetry, Cosmology, Ghazal, Harbour, John MacKenzie, Language, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, The Sea, The Wind
Tagged art is lies, asters, astronomy, Autumn, blue heron, Charlottetown, chinese poetry, cosmology, ghazal, harbour, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Language, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, the sea, the wind
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Before the Moon Rose
In the late September light crows were bold, crisp outlines sketched on power lines, above roofs. Afternoon flocks of gulls formed and reformed over the harbour; fraying white knots of hunger. Before the moon rose I moved pale and weightless … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Autumn, Charlottetown, Crows, Ghazal, Gulls, Harbour, John MacKenzie, Language, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, The Moon, The Sea
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The Night is Long (But Wait)
Decided to try and write a birthday poem for a friend the other day. This is the result, and well … there’s a candle in it. The Night is Long (But Wait) The light of the mid-afternoon sun spreading like … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Astronomy, Charlottetown, Cosmology, Crows, Ghazal, Gulls, Harbour, John MacKenzie, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Summer, The Moon, The Sea, The Wind
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Ghazal in the Night
The wings of a gull over waves breaking on salt marsh and beach under the dunes under the moon. The reeds of the salt marsh stirred by a gull’s wings in the night. My breath on your thighs. The curves … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Art is theft, Chinese poetry, Consciousness, Epistemology, Ghazal, Gulls, John MacKenzie, Language, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Summer, The Moon
Tagged art is lies, art is theft, chinese poetry, consciousness, epistemology, ghazal, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Language, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, Summer, the moon
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The Cruel Lindens (a July Ghazal of Haiku)
Looking for something to write last night, I figured why not try marrying another two forms? And so I built a ghazal out of haiku. The Cruel Lindens (a July Ghazal of Haiku) Rose petals rust from salt heat you … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Art is theft, Astronomy, Ghazal, Haiku, Harbour, Japanese Poetry, John MacKenzie, Language, Lindens, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetics, Poetry, Process, Roses, Summer, The Moon, The Sea, Wild Geese, Wild roses
Tagged art is lies, art is theft, astronomy, ghazal, haiku, harbour, Japanese poetry, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, lindens, new poems, poem tweets, poetics, poetry, process, roses, Summer, the moon, the sea, wild geese, wild roses
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After the Moon Comes Up
After the Moon Comes Up I thought to pick the flower of forgetting for myself, but I found it already growing in his heart. —Ono no Komachi, from The Ink Dark Moon translations by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani With … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Art is theft, Astronomy, Ghazal, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield, Japanese Poetry, John MacKenzie, Mariko Aratani, New poems, Ono no Komachi, Poem tweets, Poetry, Summer, Tanka, The Ink Dark Moon, The Moon
Tagged art is lies, art is theft, astronomy, ghazal, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield, Japanese poetry, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Mariko Aratani, new poems, Ono no Komachi, poem tweets, poetry, Summer, tanka, The Ink Dark Moon, the moon
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No Rock-A-Bye Baby (In the Cradle of Confederation, C. E. 2013)
No Rock-A-Bye Baby (In the Cradle of Confederation, C. E. 2013) A north wind here in late June tears the petals from the Province House poppies. The limbs of oaks and maples creak under the weight of crows, gaping, red-mouthed. … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corporate Capitalism, Ghazal, John MacKenzie, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Political Commentary, Religion, Social Commentary, Summer, The Wind, War
Tagged capitalism, corporate capitialism, ghazal, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, political commentary, religion, social commentary, the wind, war
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The June Evening Light is a Lever
Last evening I revisited a favourite form, the ghazal. More about the form and why I love it can be found at this post on my old blog, which includes a link to a rambling essay about ghazals. The June … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Consciousness, Cosmology, Epistemology, Evolution, Ghazal, John MacKenzie, Lilacs, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Summer, The Moon, The Sea, Time
Tagged art is lies, astronomy, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, consciousness, epistemology, evolution, ghazal, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Lilacs, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, Summer, the moon, the sea, time
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The Gulls Never Stop Crying
The Gulls Never Stop Crying Somewhere someone has always just died. But we are alive and wet with the night. I tell you summer belongs to us and these wild roses beading the moonlight into fragrant dew. Can’t we leave … Continue reading →