Eskimo Pie Poems

Appendix

Reaching the point
When institutions dissolve
Seek the continuing flame
Hungering and thirsting
You shall be nourished
You shall be quenched
Long for what burns bright
It is our most precious resource

Black Out the Light That Shines Through the Fog

Darkness, as dense as unbounding desire
Ripened fruit freeze as they hang on the vine
Gather in the field for you love the dampness
Mourners engrossed in resurrecting the dead
Worthless jewelry sworn to be gold
Black out the light that shines through the fog
Faces turned away at the sight of his success
Gifted painters thought of as inferior
Stand in the shadows since you crave the obscurity
Con artists worshiped as though they were kings
Wickedness and evil reins throughout the land
Black out the light that shines through the fog

Notebook

All the days in the year
Each snowflake that falls
Varied aspects of women’s beauty
His triumph over adversity
The wonder in a child’s eyes
An old man’s story of redemption
Of all this and so much more

The Quest

Idealistic visions of fathers before
Epic journeys to far away lands
Brave warriors remaining true to the cause
Determined people performing desperate deeds
Illusions of a grandiose nature
Kingdoms that lie beyond the horizon
Battles waged by sons against brothers
Small scale achievements for high priced objectives
Focus
Seek
Pursue
One day you will obtain the goal

All four poems were originally published in Eskimo Pie in 2020