Water freezes
hearts thaw.
Frigid out there
warmth found here-
in these moments
a forced Buddhism
of now
because out there
where yesterday freezes
where tomorrow burns
I shall be here with you.
#ForcedBuddhism #ThankYou #loveyou The Freezing Cold
Not all so lucky
in life
in love
in fortune
in good tidings.
Not all so easy
for so many
ESPECIALLY
this time of year!
Be extra kind
be extra compassionate
and
especially reach out
to those you know
to those you may encounter
that need some love.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
to you
and to absent friends/family.
XO #happyholidays #merrychristmas #be #kind Whoville
The mercy seat
the mourner’s bench
the glory pen
the anxious seat.
Line up! Line up! Line up!
We all get in line
for one or the other
jumping the que
or waiting for your time
everyone finds themselves there-
at the front of the platform
trying to absolve
from someTHING or someONE.
We create angels
when we act
with pureness of intent;
an embodiment
of a single emotion/impulse.
Ficino’s ideas take flight
with these wings!
Our lives have meaning;
our individual actions
have vast implications
to the well being
of this world. #yoga #pure #intention #ficino #2022 #FlapYourFuckin’WingsToFly Yoga
Decisions to leave
washed away
by reasons to stay.
Découpe used
aleatory as life –
some things chosen
some choose you.
And this I dreamt
and this I dream
sleepwalkers
scissoring up the words
thrown into the gale
settling at my feet;
from all of which
my thoughts
my words
these expressions follow. #découpe #davidsylvian #yoga Sleepwalkers
Why asked in ev’ry way,
are such signs of pain express’d?
Can such emotion be washed
within this water;
cleansed or purified?
Neither as necessary
as the acceptance of
its presence;
here around me
here inside of me
a propitious direction
to flow
away•thru•onwards. #cold #pleasure #pain #love #wetness
The picture I have up
continues to fade
as they do
as the moments
as the time
I had spent with you
recedes and wanes;
no colour
ever as bright
as the ones
then,
but now?
This picture
is all I have left of you.
So I greet its fading image
every mourning
in honour of you. #TheThingIs #by @poetellenbass #poetry #joshua #tree Joshua Tree National Park
Taught me then
from being who you were.
Taught me now
being who you are.
In this version of you-
radiating a kindness
you always had
you always were-
the greatest listener
the greatest supporter.
No judgement
just unspoken/never articulated
love.
There you now sit
your eyes delve deeper
into the search to understand
to remember words
unfinished thoughts
behind that searching/that loss
rests the kindness
exists that love.
No longer walking
no longer talking
just being
the gentle/loving/kind
father.
It’s MY lucky day. #father #dad #love
One of the few personal treasures I have kept…given to me on January 1st, 1991.
Inscriptions on the inside cover –
“Dear Steven, we hope the title of this book proves true! Wishing you a wonderful trip- fun, adventurous, and prosperous too! Take care, Love always from Mum”
“Steven – take care and have a great time which I am sure that you will. Love Dad”
“Steven – I like the name of this book. Maybe when you return you will write an answer to that as Oh! The Places I’ve Been! Hope to see you in the near future. Take care Love Grandad”
OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! Still true to this day! As I seek, as I work, as I still like to play!
#starfish #coffee #maplesyrup #jam #butterscotch #smile #sideorder #ham The Jungle Of Nool
Sitting in the miss
timing of it all –
ass/soul/spirits
numb too long in the sat.
Wallowing in the gutter
timing is everything –
choking/gagging/seizing
during the floods.
Boundaries
between memory and experience-
living/lived/fading/faded
no longer blurred
now rendered moot.
Impossible to articulate
what no longer exists…
your card sits here
still empty-
my pen rendered impuissant
as my sentences sit empty.
“…and yet there is hardly a word of truth
in what they have said.”
-Plato, Apology #yeats #poetry #fire #within #burnthis County Sligo
When it smiles…
Knowing when
accepting why
each side curls up
stretched lips thinning
a glimpse of the teeth;
it’s ready.
When it smiles…
Silenced by the unknown
time’s tenure
an impossible bridge to cross
with that blank page
and suddenly words fulminated
it’s ready.
When it smiles…
The relationships
established•broken•cherished
art and poetry to life;
transmute problems of existence
justify reality
it’s ready.
88 ways not to smile
one reason to…when it smiles-
it’s ready. #poetry #reading #rilke #sonnets #orpheus Pimpleia
The funk hits
explicably inexplicable
cleary a place/a point
that the pain radiates from.
No wrong side of bed
just certain pillows
beneath that sleeping head
awaking to its discomfort.
Get it out
no holding it in
express it/discuss it
pick up something
do something
to change the mind’s track
and get the funk out. #mentalhealth #getthefunkout #lucien #freud @talkclubuk
Talking to myself/s
doing my best
to actually fucking listen!
Emotions can repeat,
but not the pattern-
that is growth for me!
Previously weeks/days
to cycle thru
grown to days
even at times just a day.
The emotional turds-
those residual bits/pieces
float around prior
to finally flushing them down!
Until the next time… #mentalhealth #spinning #GETitOUT #EXPRESSit #TheGrind Over There
Thank you @simonvanbooy for the wonderful suggestion/idea! Somehow @thenational song came up whilst in it…
“That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see’st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire,
Consum’d with that which it was nourish’d by.
This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.”
#shakespeare #humpday Tanjung Enemawira
Somewhere between the first hello and the last goodbye;
pain
pains
love
loves
hope
hopes
dreams
dreamts
failure
failures
loss
losses
gain
gains
fuck ups
fucks
moment
moments.
Thru it all
the thru line
the besting of
the beat downs
the ups/the downs
the merry go rounds
remain those
that are meant to be
that are
that will forever be
in my heart.
U KNOW WHO U R. #love #thanks #CatchMeOnAbadDay HERE
Waiting here
at the Pundance Festival in extremis;
waiting for my premiere
kitchen spoon fucked to my face
as the other shoe
gets ready to drop
transfiguration of unarticulated fear
manifesting into each moment
captured on the celluloid
imbedded in my dreams
orange carpet strutted down
to the tune from the Irish Rovers
as Bjork’s team of flutists
gambol behind me
so many to thank
so many not to thank
the wind cries Mary-
melting the built up ear wax
that my stylist/beautician/groomer
failed to mention I still had! #ear #wax #festivals Sado Island, Japan
A manifestation of
a portal from
that energy
that work
not a direct result
OF•TO•TOWARDS
but a direct result
because.
It does. It can. It will.
Not on every day felt,
but on every day believed
with the support
with the inspiration
with the arms held open wide
FELT•RECEIVED•EMBRACED
*My collection of poetry books – CATHARSE-IS currently delayed due to a shuffle/re-organizing of the wagons*
STAY TUNED!
#believe #feel #itall #thepleasure #thepain #FuckTheDisparity Colony Palms Hotel Palm Springs
MEANT TO BE
“When I grew up
I had big city dreams
I wondered if the Bible was wrong
What the hell were they teaching me?
I was lost in thought
And I could not hide it
But the sun, it kept on rising
So, I played along
But now that you’re gone
And I write down this song
I don’t believe this is how it’s meant to be
The church bells they ring
You can hear the mourners sing
They still believe
This is how it’s meant to be
The wheels touch down
All I can see is your face
Amidst the noise of the lights
The last thing on my mind was my faith
And then the morning came
And the sun started rising
But I was missing my friend
So, how do I carry on?” #love #sing
(Apologies to @cityandcolour_official for my singing, but THANK YOU for your music/lyrics!)
My routine
post Bodum plunged
cup floweth over
as needed and required
with the sun rising
to its warmth now.
Taking a bit from all
inspired by the work
a tad jels in all honesty
but fed by it total-
another cup sipped
an additional line read.
A new angle created-
it ain’t easy being green;
a sick bag song of Cave’s-
“it’s lovely to read under
the vast black sky”
Bowie’s realms of eccentricity-
“…gazing a gazely stare”
to Dolly’s words to lift yourself up-
“…that’s my mission,
to lift mankind up if I can
and to make people happy.”
to simplify the essential appearance-
First•Sea•Land•Trees•Spirit•Sky•Last
And so we learn to continue….
Beautiful/inspiring/cathartic new music from @rhye to accompany my “routine.” Thank you! #japan #coffee #bookstagram
“The sun comes up; The sun comes up and you’re alone. Your sense of purpose come undone; the traffic tails back to the maze on 101. And the news from the sky is looking better for today in every single way, but not for you.” @skmtgram #davidsylvian Way Out Yonder
SYNAESTHESIA
Grinding along
within a beautiful year
of creating many characters
of making new friends
of experiencing so much!
No happier place
then when I’m working
then when I’m creating
then when I’m doing
what I know
what I have always
what I will continue to do –
create one way or another.
Blessed/grateful
as always
by the indelible support
around me
the losses I feel
now losing
to the gains in my life.
Much thanks/much love to every cast/crew member on each/every project!! It truly takes a village!! I see you/recognize you ALL!
Here’s to more kindness/more love/more creativity and creation in 2023! #Grinderman #ContinuesToGrind #happynewyear
The morning dump
of the negative thoughts
of the why nots
of the deep broken/fractured.
Wiped away
bidet-ed
flushed down.
Leaning into the sun
digesting new words
summoning up the strength
in the atrophied muscle
to push up
into a better place.
#GettingRidOfTheToxics #FlushItDown Bidet
Can you spot the difference?! It’s very challenging as I stand aside my inspiring doppelgänger and difference maker – @thewarrenellis
These WEAR NO FLAG t-shirts are helping to raise much needed funds for Warren’s incredible organization @ellisparksumatra -a forever home for abused/injured animals that cannot return to the wild.
Make a donation to the park! It ALL helps! The WEAR NO FLAG t-shirts were created by @oscar.langburne with his surf sponsor @rvca ;they are a limited run, but you can DM Oscar after donating to receive an update on their supply….put WEAR NO FLAG in the reference when donating and it helps calculate supply/demand for these as well! @ellisparksumatra @thewarrenellis @oscar.langburne #wearnoflag #makeadifference #donate South Sumatra
An exordium of sorts-
beginning on Page 1.
It’s a wholesome reprieve
a sheltering in place
settling into my silence.
Not so much for the others
at my table-
sadness, disappointment, & frustration
their scrofulous gathering
have made their noise
have done their damage;
their loquacity renowned
around here.
I close the book
its entire content devoured
in this one sitting.
I only now notice
my uninvited guests
have left.
#SickOfAsking #scatteredallovertheearth #yokotawada @ndpublishing #poetry Nakano, Tokyo
The drops of rain
make a hole
in the stone
…by oft falling. #Lucretius
@panoskarnezis #TheBirthdayParty @vintagebooks
#persistence #grind Skorpios Island, Lefkada
