earth note 313

even a room full of light
a glisten on the water
makes no promises

every assumption

might rest
on self-fulfilling prophecy

what gets forgotten

are the few moments
like this

--- e b bortz

 

i'll go out on a limb today

and say that
the cold southwest winds
blowing into
the florida keys
is unusual
un-hurricane-like
yet crazy
from where they came
upsetting the gulf stream
waking up a few more
greek ex-pats to go
& vote for syriza
     today
but of course
you don't need a weatherman

--- e b bortz

 

unfairness of a utility pole dissecting the bay & cumulus horizon

it's a small view
in fact
but nonetheless
a subtle branding
not to be ignored

the clouds have

counter-attacked
moving into
a bison stance
pooling their
great historical
bodies
of fur
& nonconformity

water chops

like an arbiter
without an opinion

--- e b bortz

 

daybreak

isn't all that it's
cracked up to be

you can't meet it

halfway

you're either in

or not

be ready

for disappointment

look around

for other signs of life

who's hiding

where

the wind
is the guide

watch for

first shadows

coral dust isn't soft

it comes from crematoria

the moon glows

but only when you're not looking

--- e b bortz

 

earth note 312

fronds
are heavy today
in the denseness
of the air
slumping
suffocating in fact
like a transformation
still not defined
gone awry
every cloud
grinding to a halt

--- e b bortz

disrupting the loop

every gun
should melt back
into the blue steel
it came in

from the wood

of the nightstick
     baseball bats
     for the neighborhood kids
     who will thank you

the sky

is bitter
a rage above
the storm
like a temporary boundary

unlike the milky way

--- e b bortz