Tag Archives: cosmology

This Way and That

Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 11:42 am by

I’m not here to tell you just how the days must flow. They will flow as they will, as water down any grade; Not because it seeks a slope but because one is there. And the stream is dark in … Continue reading →

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Theology

Posted on Sunday, March 27th, 2016 11:39 am by

These gods you chase into the gaps? Nothing. Nothing between atoms. Nothing under the bed.

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While the Wind Tangles Your Hair

Posted on Monday, March 14th, 2016 3:07 pm by

I want to sit with you in the shade While the wind tangles your hair Listening to you talk of things that exist Listening to you talk about the spectrum The spectrum on which things are portrayed The arbitrary nature … Continue reading →

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The Face of Allah

Posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 11:49 am by

I could not find the face of Allah In the debris of mountain slides, In blue fragments of mosaics, In the desolation of stars fallen behind The ground-down blade of the moon. I heard rumours he spoke in many voices … Continue reading →

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The Moon Turns Over and Over—As a Song

Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 11:24 am by

Michael Leon occasionally puts to music my attempts at writing songlike things, as he’s done with this piece I wrote last fall (lyrics here). The simple (but perhaps overly busy) video portion must be blamed solely on me as I … Continue reading →

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Let Great Wings Descend

Posted on Sunday, October 26th, 2014 10:06 am by

Morning and evening clocks constrict the day. If time must be measured measure it by when The blue heron’s shadow darkens the bay. Do not appoint an hour in which to play At work or work at love, sleep or … Continue reading →

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The Moon Turns Over and Over

Posted on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 12:28 pm by

I’m gone out walking in moonlight With yesterday’s dew in a flask To count all the stars above me. They’re the questions I’ve never asked. The moon turns over and over, It’s a coin I’ve tossed in the sky. But … Continue reading →

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