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chariot race
mechanical horses line up at the gate
riders clad in straps of leather
contemplating their fate
Akira Koike takes up pole position
favored to win
his prized stallion fitted with
an atomic booster engine
the steed is comprised of HSLA steel
welded shut from muzzle to heel
the chariot attached is made of chromed magnesium
lightweight and strong with rivets of ...
Monday 2nd October 2023 8:18 pm
De Jeune
Sometimes, inspiration and imagination have strange effects.
De Jeune
Swallows dive, swoon
like wind-swayed ink drops
down, and beyond the light:
swallowed by the sky,
flown blue, over
road-birds – honed
by simple flight.
Like arrows in Canada
in thunderhead afternoons:
clouds rolling, rutting hinds
in migration, pounding sand-trails,
...Monday 27th November 2017 9:56 am
Tales from the bucket
When the steam clears
There’s a proper sound
something real
a “Clunk”
a proper chunk of past
proper steel to steel
wheel to wheel
a “Thunk”
something you can feel
I Thunk!
I clod about in boots
steel toe capped boots
heel to heel
steel to steel
It suits me
they are my rails
my parallel tracks
in them
I feel secure
on track
...
Friday 31st January 2014 3:39 pm
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