Odins BardPinpointI focused the darkness through a crystal All of hell was there in a pinpoint of icy shadow and everywhere that black spot touched caused a…Jul 24Jul 24
Odins BardTurn The PageI am of the opinion [that is, I believe strongly] That Raymond Carver was one of the greatest poets of this [or perhaps — any] generation…Jul 182Jul 182
Odins BardBlue Jean SolutionI’ll write it down Stick it in my pocket That little watch pocket on the right side of my Levis where no watch has ever residedJul 7Jul 7
Odins BardSummer’s ChildrenI can’t recall the last time I was handled so sweetly by July One could believe the brute had changed his ways while away by the gentleness…Jul 21Jul 21
Odins BardGetting Ribbed (A Cautionary Tale)I ordered the ribs at a roadside seafood joint [sometimes I do such things] They were tolerable [in a sad, desperate way] Then I broke a…Jul 12Jul 12
Odins BardA Grin For GoebbelsThe information age and all the information is secondhand smoke A promise of love from a ravaged gigolo desperate for a drink suffices as…Jun 301Jun 301
Odins BardLivingRarely have I known regret crossing A creek Or a run Or a stream in the woods The other side fragrant as first love Promising something…Jan 212Jan 212
Odins BardMidnight GospelReverberating from a leaning broken pulpit in an unlit room of my psyche the Midnight Gospel of the humble prophet Hubris the 1st rattles…Jan 152Jan 152
Odins BardPlaceholderI would flow into Autumn A leaf into a tender stream to lose myself in the welcoming seaSep 27, 20236Sep 27, 20236
Odins BardThe Alchemy of TearsInsecurity Under sail Beseeching the capricious zephyr to be en voyage to a future furtive apology Limbs aching — flailing at the…Sep 3, 20236Sep 3, 20236