The Skaldic Soul

2012-01-18T03:31:00.004-05:00

8917 Echiquier
[by S. David][art by Fitnat Katircioglu]

What are the rules
How do you play
This game and
This game is it
Just a game when
The situation
Changes so fast
So musically
So fluidly watch
You see more
Reflections of
Reality so very
Bizarre but so
Is reality and
Anyway who is
Playing and
Are there stakes
We know nothing
About anyway there
Are sneak attacks
Moves no one
Can contemplate
But is it just
A game then
So what life
Is also that way
What are the stakes
What are the rules
Whose turn is it
Anyway

30§ [Orig 8/20/11] http://artistepeintrefitnat.jimdo.com/

2012-01-18T03:23:00.003-05:00

9037 Trojan Defense
[by S. David][art by Michael Cheval]

Formidable
Ah and noble
For a certainty
His pursuit
Must succeed
His gamesmanship
Incomparable
And he had
Begun the chase
By ensuring she
Knew the rules
Of the game
Though she was
Sweetly coy
Temptingly he
Offered her
A sacrifice you’d
Call it a knight
She knew it
As a horse he
Set it as
A Trojan Horse
The prize for
Success would be
The key she left
Nonchalantly
Dangling
To her suite her heart
The belt she wore
To preserve her
Chastity
Perhaps all three
For was he not
Too a prize
To be gained
In exchange

36§ [Orig 12/23/11]http://chevalfineart.com/

2012-01-18T03:17:00.002-05:00

9007 War
[by S. David][art by Drew Tal]

There are ghosts
Here
Ghosts and visions
The past
The past
Weighs heavy
And the weight
Is never
To be released
For if there are
Differences
There will be
War and
Suffering and
Death and
True believers
Fanatics and
Professionals
Will seek
Conquest
To what end
There is no end
There are reasons
Then is no reason
There are only
Excuses for
War
Silly stupid
Plays on words
Those who offend
Must defend
Against an offense
And it is in
Truth always
An offense

35§ [Orig 11/25/11]http://www.drewtal.com/

2012-01-18T03:15:00.003-05:00

9015 Aggression
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Burn
Rape
Destroy
Ah the good
Old days
When
Young bucks went
To vandalize
Their neighbors
Another clan
Tribe nation
Prove you are
A man
Rape the bear
Wrestle the woman
Damn fools
No no no
Formalize the brutality
After all
We’re civilized
Riot loot and
Oh yes fire still
But we’re civilized
Code duelo
Foils pistols
No no no
Competitions
Athletics
But still
What about
Those without
Muscles in
Their heads
Serious chess
War games
Today to
Empathize with
The violence
Feels good

39§ [Orig 12/02/11]
http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi?xg_source=activity

2012-01-18T03:06:00.002-05:00

9014 Fade into You
[by S. David][art by Nyahzul]

Fragments
Bits pieces
Of memories
Oh heart
Oh love
Disappearing
Time does
Soften edges
Pain
Ecstasy
An ache
A glow
And yesterdays
Fade into you
And you
Fade into
Memories
Are you
Happy

19§ [Orig 11/29/11]http://nyahzulart.com/home.html

2012-01-18T03:02:00.006-05:00

9050 Light my Way I
[by S. David][art by Nagualero]

Staring
Comfortably
Sitting
Storing the
Thoughts
Going where
Thoughts will
Scattered across
The night and
Some stray that
Had lost its way
Caught irked
Had the night
Reach deep and
Watched it rise
From within
“What use
What worth
What end
This comfort
Nothing
Nothing done
Has meaning
Beyond
The moment
Oh for a spark
For a light
To lead me
On a path
That has value
And lasts”
His mind raced
Tossing this
That thought
Aside perverse
Then a light
A flame in
The sky and
Some God
Laughed
Held on high
A match

42§ [Orig 12/30/11]https://www.facebook.com/nagualero OR
http://www.nagualero.com/nagualero/ABOUT_THE_ARTIST.html

2012-01-18T02:59:00.002-05:00

8618 Ying Yang
[by S. David][art by Nata Ibragimov]

Dichotomies
Dichotomies
Lead to
Taxonomies
Make
The pieces
The parts
Easier
To see
Finding
Differences
Labeling
Separating
Thee and me
Boundaries
Yet
Yet
Recognition
A little bit me
In you
A little bit you
In me
But
Remember
Don’t forget
Just parts
Parts of
A whole
You and I
Become us
Become we

31§ [Orig 11/27/10] http://www.nataillustration.com/

2012-01-18T02:57:00.002-05:00

8879 New Beginning
[by S. David][art by Nadia Wolinska]

Spirits
Avatars
The Gods of
The past
All observed
All helpless
Science
Art
Faith
All helpless
There was
There is
None
No explanation
Reality
Will not hold
Surreality
Cannot
Contain
Time no
Longer forced
Into
Linearity
A point
The point
New
Beginning

27§ [Orig 7/17/11]http://www.universallogos.com/

2012-01-18T02:51:00.001-05:00

8872 Spaghetti to your Onion
[by S. David]

Can you hear
Can you hear
There are two parts
To this conversation
And it’s lame if we
Keep repeating the same
Thing over and again
Not a circle nor even
A spiral think rather
You are an onion and
I am a hard-nosed piece
Of spaghetti that gets
Lost and returns again
Again cutting through
Even traveling along
A layer’s edges I’m
Trying I’m trying to
Explain but it’s not
Always the same looking
Looking starting in the same
Place you’re my ground but
Which part of you I sometimes
Go a wandering but there’s so
Much in your world in mine I
Don’t always have a chance to
Revisit you is it a curse
A blessing do you want me
To always come back you’ve
Changed sometimes in my
Eyes sometimes your call
Starts you’re so strong in
In the same place but sometimes
Sometimes I’ve changed even
When hearing your call again
But this isn’t even all hello
Again new sauce eh

34§ [Orig 7/15/11]

2012-01-18T02:48:00.002-05:00

8841 Alice and Others
[by S. David] [art by Karla Capralli]

Finally relaxed
It did take a while
And now she’s
So at ease
It looks like
She’s replaced
The queen and
Simply now is
Holding court
But it isn’t
Her party no
No rather she
Just dropped in
After following
Some cupcakes
As they were
Flying by and
There he was
Dapper and mad
The hatter and
But
Where was
His vest she
Had seen him
Wearing a vest
When it all
Started that strange
White rabbit
Ah but tea
And cupcakes
It was enough
She did feel
At ease

33§ [Orig 5/23/11] http://caprali.com/photos/

2012-01-18T02:44:00.002-05:00

8922 Fallen Unicorn
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

It’s just no good
No more
Wrong
Wrong world
Wrong time
Harder and
Harder to find
Another
But
Can’t leave
Stuck
Had to
Stay behind
The rest
They left
Once
Once upon a time
Ah nobility
Song and praise
And of course
Petted
Loved
No more
No more
Little girls
To adore
Him so
Side stepped
Into
The last dimension
Open to him
Pan’s there
A few others
Pan’s running
An inn
Keeps for him
A trough
Of applejack

38§ [Orig 8/29/11] http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

2011-10-27T01:32:00.002-04:00

8500 Difference [ic8]
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

There is
A story
To be told
Beyond
Love
Beyond
Sex
Though not
Beyond
Desire
A juxtaposition
Naked or
Nude for
She exposes
Her soul
Gives
Beyond
The body
Worth
To enfold
To encompass
Gentle desire
In
A failing
World

25§ [Orig 9/03/10] http://www.davidfoss.com/

2011-10-27T01:30:00.003-04:00

7717 Remote Control
[by S. David] [art by Laurie Lipton]

Years together
A good statistic
And yet
Age health
But the passion
The passion was
Not quite dead
Yet too much
Though was
In their heads
Fortunately
In both
Their heads and
Even at times
The same time
But sometimes
One or the other
Could not
Yet they did
Love each other
Made love to
Each other
Sometimes
By memory
Sometimes
By remote control

26§ [Orig 4/27/09] http://www.laurielipton.com/

2011-10-27T01:26:00.002-04:00

8565 Yggdrasil [untitled]
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

Life
Life
The World Tree
Spawner of life
It’s roots
Run deep
Its branches
Spread tall
The seasons
Though
Still govern
Though
Few remember
Even fewer
Return
But return
She did
Homage
Or prayer
Or something
Else
She stood
Reached back
To touch
To feel
The bark
Its roughness
To the Heavens
She looked
Intoned
A chant
To the All - Father
A perfect
Offering

34§ [Orig 10/18/10] http://www.davidfoss.com/

2011-10-27T01:22:00.002-04:00

8958 Tired Swing
[by S. David] [art by Saskia Kahn]

It matched her
Body
Mood
Reality
She did not
Sleep
Well too much
On her mind
How to end
A relationship
That was
Ending
Here they were
A kids’ park
Sitting on
A tired tire
Swing
Motionless
No energy
From her
No help
From him
Both lost in
Their own worlds
Each wondering
How to
Say goodbye

27§ [Orig 10/08/11] http://saskiakahn.com/

2011-10-27T01:18:00.003-04:00

8868 The Art of Politics
[by S. David] [art by Ekaterina Smirnova]

But the blood
Was up
The frenzied fed
Crowds grew yes
Feeding frenzy
All art lost
“Peace peace”
Cried
The organizers
“Perhaps wait see
We can achieve”
But anger hatred
Ruled the art
Of politics bowed
Stones flew
Armed fear
Responded
Civilization
Wavered
It is only
Veneer
Rules must be
Enforced
Civilization
Group minds
Give the lie

28§ [Orig 7/07/11]http://www.katapostrophe.com/portfolio/menu.html

2011-10-27T01:16:00.002-04:00

7718 Leashed Passion
[by S. David] [art by Laurie Lipton]

They are
Barbarians
After all
Have to be
Civilized
Have their
Passions
Leashed in
Learn to
Accept
Society’s
Limitations
A long process
An entire
Childhood
And not always
Effectively
Imaginary
Playmates
Of all types
And species
And even with
Loving families
There are
Temper
Tantrums
Destructive
Urges and
Imaginations
That run wild
And free

31§ [Orig 4/27/09]http://www.laurielipton.com/

2011-10-27T01:13:00.002-04:00

8955 If Things were Perfect
[by S. David] [art by Johannah O’Donnell]

But they’re not
Perfect
Even here
A world you
Do not know
Cannot see
And probably
Would not
Imagine
But she
Faced
Discrimination
Bigotry
Racism and
Specieism*
Call it
What you will
For even
The thought
Of loving him
But he was
Willing to
Suffer all
The insults
Challenges
For choosing
So far
Beneath him

28§ [Orig 10/08/11]http://johannahodonnell.carbonmade.com/
*poetic licence

2011-10-27T00:49:00.002-04:00

7961 Shadow Dancer III
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

Form
Figure
Almost
An abstract
And yet
Against
The windowpanes
Bright
Casting
Shadow
You knew
She danced
She posed
Poised
And yet
She did not
Invite
Her nudity
Did not
Apprehend
Thoughts
Of lust
Of seduction
Only art

24§ [Orig 9/20/09] http://www.davidfoss.com/

2011-07-27T03:59:00.002-04:00

7533 Spiritus
[by S. David] [art by Craig La Rotonda]

Needs
Desires
Wants
Conflicting
With
Reality
Bring me peace
Bring me love
Peace of mind

Hello there
You with
The quiet soul
The sweet spirit
Come teach me

I looked
I saw
Her so peaceful
Centered

And the dove
Flew
From her
Shoulder
To mine
She opened
Her eyes
Turned
Looked at me
“Can you
Share
My reality”

30§ [Orig 1/07/09] http://altpick.com/craiglarotonda

2011-07-27T03:57:00.001-04:00

6724 Beginning of Creation: Merkabah
[by S. David] [art by Tat Tank A]

Disguised
Hidden within
A sphere
Of solid light
The golden chariot
The Divine Light
The Mer Ka Bah
Slowly traverses
The Waters
Of the Deep
Dividing them
To upper and
Lower a golden
Path a golden
Cord begins
Creation hissing
Sizzling pulsing
Until a sound
Resounds OM
Many names
Come forth
Many names
Has God many
Ways is God found
Within without
Above below
There is no
Comprehension
God of creation
Look within
Look without
And what can you
Know

33§ [Orig 1/25/08]http://www.tank-a.com/Tank-A/Albums.html

2011-07-27T03:55:00.002-04:00

8669 Without Words
[by S. David] [art by Andre van der Kerkhoff]

Ah but
There are
He studiously studies
The printed book
He is not
After all
A bard
A skald
Or any of those
Who
Over centuries
And still
Had to learn
Mouth to ear
Memorize
Histories
Chants and
Laws
With the printed
Word much
Was lost
Much more
Retained for
Researching
But
Fewer
To look
And learn
Without
Words

30§ [Orig 12/21/10]http://www.andrevanderkerkhoff.com/?go=artworks/display_list_galleries&login=avdkart

2011-07-27T03:52:00.002-04:00

8222 Unveiling
[by S. David] [art by Nad Wolinska]

To see
But no
Not known
Not yet
The becoming
The will being
Of what is
Not yet
To whom
Outside
Inside
Does inside
Matter
To outside
Does outside
Matter
Inside
There are
“Yes’s”
There are
“No’s”
But to whom
Behold
The unveiling
To whom
What is
Worth

27§ [Orig 3/12/10] http://www.universallogos.com/galleries/

2011-07-27T03:49:00.002-04:00

7210 Night Flight to Light
[by S. David] [art by Tat Tank A]

Campbell
Watts
Jung
Graves
Is there
A voice
That tells
A woman’s
Version of
The myths
The archetypes
To take us
On those paths
To tell us
Of night flights
And other
Journeys
That lead to
The Light

19§ [Orig 7/07/08] http://www.tank-a.com/Tank-A/Albums.html

2011-07-27T03:37:00.002-04:00

7220 Beelzebub
[by S. David][art by Craig La Rotonda]

Angels both
Though fallen
From inconceivable
Heights
As their brightness
Darkened they sat
In the Pit rueing
The battle past
When they and
Their brave host
Of Angels too
Now lost to Heaven
Challenged
The Almighty
And His right
To rule
Much conversation
Had they weighing
Just the ‘why’
And the ‘therefore’
Of what had
Transpired and
Satan’s willingness
To give battle
Still and again
And the fateful
Decision made
To champion
Evil over Good
And each
The other
Inspired

32§ [Orig 7/14/08] http://altpick.com/craiglarotonda

2011-07-27T03:31:00.002-04:00

7806 Departure
[by S. David] [art by Nadia Wolinska]

Here
Yes she was
Here with me
Her body
At least
Yet there was
A place where
I could not go
Her body
Yes had moved
With mine
But her mind
She rose
From the bed
Looked at me
Strangely
As if
As if
She had
She was
No longer here
Where
Some sanctified
Place
A dreamy holy
Space
There
Not here
Her mind
There flying
I could no
Longer reach her
And the sun
Shone bright
Over her shoulder
A pinpoint of light
But still
I reached again

38§ [Orig 6/22/09] http://www.universallogos.com/galleries/

2011-07-27T03:29:00.001-04:00

8798 Minotaur and Moth
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

No not cold
He does not
Breath in
To warm
His hands
It’s spring
And although
He looks slow
Though faster
Than a bull
The Minotaur
Has hands
As fast as
Man’s cupped
Within he peers
Looking at
Patterns on
The dusty wings
Of a moth
He caught
Delicately
He lets it live
Wishing only
To see
To gain
Some God
Meaning in
His meaningless
World meaningless
He knows no other
Seeking not
Finding
Another so
He wonders if
He has any
Meaning
Perhaps moth
Wings will tell

38§ [Orig 3/19/11]http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

2011-07-27T03:27:00.002-04:00

8789 Standing Minotaur
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

Ready yes
Ready for
Whatever
Good evil
Do not judge
You have not
Walked his road
Alone
Yes alone
In this world
There is
No other
And that means
Yes meaning
That only he
Feels perhaps
Does not does
Understand
And so he
Stands
Bull man
Ready
Waiting
Knowing not

24§ [Orig 3/15/11] http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

2011-07-27T03:23:00.002-04:00

8818 Waiting for Nothing
[by S. David] [art by Santiago Riberio]

Godot
Hell no
No promise
Of anything
Happening
But
Time passing
Condemned
For they do
Not hesitate
Immobile
They just wait
Is there much
Difference
From death
Only they breath
Eat shit and
Sleep flesh
Only having
Given up on
Grooming
Clothing
Everything
But the Four
They do not
Even copulate
For pleasure
Reproduction
Nor to kill
Time
They just wait
Not even
Wave to
Time
Passing them by

36§ [Orig 4/17/11] http://santiagoribeiro.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=2hvsqcskbn6ra

2011-07-27T03:02:00.002-04:00

8666 Father, Lover or Just Dandy? 1
[by S. David] [art by Andre van der Kerkhoff]

She takes
Another look
“Yes presentable
Still after all
The years and
His mind works
Well the rest
Good enough but
I’ve got years
To go and the few
Now well I’m
Proud and learning
From him”
They walk down
The street together
Not touching
And you know
Not dandy
Not father
Yeah lovers

20§ [Orig 12/20/10]
http://www.andrevanderkerkhoff.com/?go=artworks/display_list_galleries&login=avdkart

2011-07-27T02:59:00.002-04:00

7898 Old Love Letter
[by S. David] [art by Ridha]

Evidence
Of what was
Once now gone
And he made
A ceremony
Out of ending
That part of
Hs life
Plucking a rose
From his garden
He drove to
The nearby take
Tossed the rose
In tore the letter
Into pieces and
Let them fall
In also they drifted
To the bottom
As they sank
He lit a candle
Said “good bye”
Blew the candle
Out drove home

23§ [Orig 7/29/09] http://www.ridha.info/

2011-07-27T02:45:00.002-04:00

8684 Just a Shadow
[by S. David] [art by Ridha]

Just a shadow
Just a memory
Country road
Middle of nowhere
And they had
Vacationed
Two new lovers
Urban bred
Glorying
Being free
And the memory
He returned
After
Way after
And the memory
He saw her
Just a shadow
Coming
Towards him
Down
That road
A tear rolled
Down his cheek

23§ [Orig 1/06/11] http://www.ridha.info/

2011-07-27T02:43:00.002-04:00

8817
Kiss Me First
[by S. David] [art by Agnieszka Szyfter]

Yeah the drinks
Flowed
They glowed
Eye contact
All that jazz
He was
Well whatever
She was too
He invited her
To leave
She thought
Said ”why not
But kiss me
First appearances
Are everything
Then let’s go”
Ah youth
That’s the way
It was
For some
That’s the way
It is
For others
A fantasy
For most

24§ [Orig 4/17/11] http://www.szyfter.pl/Paintings1.html

2011-06-10T04:39:00.004-04:00

5585 The Future and I
[by S. David][art by T. Mikey]

Rejoice Rejoice
She raises her cup
In jubilation
A toast
A celebration
She has triumphed
Plain Jane the wheel
Turned in her favor
One more month and
She’ll have begun
The next stage in
Her part in maintaining
The species no longer
Just career like her
More beautiful sister
She has chosen
Biological destiny

17§ [Orig 1/29/07]http://tmikey.com/gallery/

2011-06-10T04:37:00.003-04:00

2568 La Danza de las Almas Cansades
[by S. David][art by Flavio Pellegrino]

So many
Lifetimes
They’ve danced
In this world
And I’ve met
Them before
Here and there
Across eternity
Every so often
These tired Souls
All or one or
Another of them
Entwine with mine
And seem to
Suck the
Energy and joy
Each time
I do not
Understand them
Flesh
They refuse
The joy
Of bodies
Free
They refuse
To fly
They refuse
To let their
Spirits
Bring their
Souls energy

31§ [Orig 7/11/04]http://www.flaviopellegrino.com/Gallery.htm

2011-06-10T04:35:00.002-04:00

6426 Golden Apple
[by S. David] [art by Renee Lynch]

An apple of Eve
A golden apple
From that Tree
And in innocence
She bit it
One bite
And the revelation
Forced her
To the ground
She slept
The last sleep
Of innocence
Her body
Responding
To the changes
In her mind
To awaken with
Knowledge
Of Good and Evil
To awaken
As a woman

21§ [Orig 11/03/07]http://renelynch.com/home.html

2011-06-10T04:32:00.003-04:00

8484 Mechanic
[by S. David] [art by Donato Giancola]

No she’s not
Rosie
The Riveter
She is a mechanic
Works damn hard
Null-g
Fixing
Engines
Tearing apart
Putting together
Again
She always
Wanted to
Spacewalk
Learned
From the best
Taught herself
More
She’s Class A
These days
Knows her trade
Has a job
Years now
And
Drinks with
The boys

26§ [Orig 8/18/10] http://www.donatoart.com/

2011-06-10T04:25:00.003-04:00

7390 The Guardian
[by S. David] [art by Kris Kuksi]

2nd inspiration is
Milton, PL II 666-770

Before the nine
Gates they sat
Governing both
To and fro
Entrance
And exit
Sin
Satan’s daughter
Once so lovely
That Satan
Lucifer himself
In Heaven
Could not resist
And this his son
Grandson as well
Raping his own
Daughter to bring
Forth unknowing
Death
The end of all
Mortal flesh
Death
The son who
Immediately
Turned and in turn
Raped his mother
And she carried
This time
Demons and imps
And others of
That sort who
Tore at her womb
Until born
Sons half brothers
To Death
Such were the two
Each a guardian
Of the gates

38§ [Orig 10/13/08] http://kuksi.com/artworks/sculpture/

2011-06-10T04:22:00.003-04:00

8566 The Ordinary
[by S. David][art by Donato Giancola]

But no
There’s magic
In that air
Yesterday
Was
Today
Is
Tomorrow
Will be
Think
Think
What was
Has the tinge
The tang
Of obsolete
Of quaint
Of museum
‘And we don’t
Do it that way’
‘So old school’
‘Does it even
Work’
But it was
The ordinary
Then
Not now
Probably
Not again
But what
Will
Remain
Can we conceive
Or will some
Science
Then
Be magic now

36§ [Orig 10/19/10] http://www.donatoart.com/

2011-06-10T04:13:00.007-04:00

8783 Wish Fountain VI
[by S. David] [art by T Mikey]

Sacred symbol
Forming
An entrance
An exit
To where
Passing through
Such is life
A blink
Built on
Joy
Suffering
And the converting
Of reality
To symbols
And signs
Yes
Places life
Can hide
Behind

19§ [Orig 3/11/11]http://tmikey.com/wish/

2011-06-10T04:05:00.003-04:00

8258 Pan Discomforting Psyche
[by S. David][art by Kris Kuksi]

Poor poor archetype
Seeking love
Seeking eternity
And Cupid’s arrow
Had struck
Amour
Amour
Constant
Inconstant
For he
So goodly
To look upon
Godly indeed
Desired
To taste her
To fill her
Indeed
And when
The deed was
Consummated
He
Why he
Would leave
For he was
Free
In truth
The very
Free-est
Of all
Beguiling
Seducing
All that was
Female
To ride his rod
Pan indeed
Discomforting
Psyche

37§ [Orig 3/25/10] http://kuksi.com/artworks/sculpture/

2011-06-10T04:03:00.001-04:00

6141 Gaze: Lipstick
[by S. David][art by Renee Lynch]

Learning
And peer groups
Really
Show the way
The right ones
And you’re on
Your way
Life success
Maybe happiness
The wrong ones
She was
Thirteen
Lipstick
Jaded
Look and
Gaze
Cigarettes
Sex and
Drugs
A pretty picture
Yes
And you hope
She survives

23§ [Orig 7/22/07]http://renelynch.com/home.html

2011-06-10T04:01:00.001-04:00

6849 Lady of the Lake
[by S. David][art by Clara Saprasa]

Milady in a dream
She once
Came to me
Out of a legend
Out of a now myth
And still
I dream
Try to remember
Exactly
But no
No more
Can I see clearly
My Lady
Of the Lake
Time passes
And I
Miss her …

17§ [Orig 3/02/08]http://clarasaprasa.com/

2011-06-10T03:59:00.001-04:00

5715.2 Chicas de New York
[by S. David] [art by Flavio Pellegrino]

So you try
You don’t let
A chance go by
They’re there
You see them
Everywhere
And everywhere
You stay and wait
With x-ray eyes
They pass you by
Centuries years ago
It wasn’t so
They’d be the ones
Calling seeing if
You were free
But those girls
Are gone gone
To mothers and
Grandmothers and
Their daughters and
Granddaughters just
Pass you by

21§ [Orig 3/10/07]
22§ [Rev 6/10/11]http://www.flaviopellegrino.com/Gallery.htm

2011-06-10T03:52:00.002-04:00

7016 Picnic on the Moon
[by S. David] [art by T. Mikey]

Bring her nice things
Promise her what you can
Promise her to try
The impossible
The day will come
When you can promise her
A picnic on the moon
If you both
Live that long

9§ [Orig 4/20/08]http://tmikey.com/gallery/

2011-06-10T03:48:00.002-04:00

8754 Mystic
[by S. David] [art by Jenny Morgan]

Through a glass
Darkly
Foggy
Perhaps bloody
No perhaps
But
To penetrate
Into the Beyond
The Here
The Now
The mark
Of a mystic
There are paths
Yes more than
One that leads
To Beyond
However
You get there
Wait soon
I’ll be with you

20§ [Orig 2/13/11] http://jennymorganart.com/gallery.html

2011-05-10T03:22:00.003-04:00

2319 Building our Masks
[by S. David] [art by Pierre Matter]
[based on a detail from Dr. Freud’s Horse]

And this is how,
We construct
Aspects of
Ourselves, those
Differing masks
We wear, from
All the little
Interactions,
Fleeting situations,
Similar situations,
With momentary
People in the
Outside worlds
In which we dwell.
These people sometimes
Are members
Of different unions,
Construction unions,
All doing their parts
In building our Masks.

19§ [Orig 4/17/04]http://www.pierrematter.fr/

2011-05-10T03:19:00.003-04:00

8533 Chaos 2
[by S. David] [art by Nacera Guerin]

Her nature
Her self
Spurned
She walks alone
Responsible
Even responsive
To no one
Her choice
She passes
Life by
And then
Decries
Castigates
The world
For
Ignoring
Her
Her needs
Her wants
Her desires
Fie and woe
Chaos
Creatoress
Eris
Denier of
Responsibility
Female joker

27§ [Orig 9/30/10] http://www.nacera.com

2011-05-10T03:17:00.002-04:00

8827 Lilith
[by S. David] [art by Sarah Joncas]

Music
Dark
A different song
In the night
Singer
No simpering
Soft supple
Child-woman
Nor even
Woman-child
Here
Lola’s role
Model her ideal
She comes to you
Who rides whom
Not relevant
She Will Be
Satisfied
Hers
Is the knowledge
Of man
His
Wishes desires
Needs
And these Must
Give her
Satisfaction
Please her
Man must
Fear her
Man will

31§ [Orig 4/28/11] http://sarahjoncas.com/

2011-05-10T03:14:00.002-04:00

8211 The Road in View
[by S. David][art by Stevenski Brewster]

Yeah the road
I’m following is
In view
From here
To there
And ‘there’
Is you
I’m planning
A course
Seeking
A path
That connects
Us just us
Just we two
Not for
The short run
The long run
Is my view
Of course
I know
It’s all
Up to you
But I can
Yes I can
Plan
How to
Get to
Go onto
This road trip

29§ [Orig 3/05/10] http://www.stvnski.com/Site/Index/Index.html

2011-05-10T03:10:00.002-04:00

7337 Shady Character
[by S. David][art by Christopher LoPresti]

I asked
And yes
It was
Himself
As model
Not calling it
Though
A self-portrait
So was this
A mask
Or a role
That he could
That he took
Implications
Psychology
Archetype
Eh twaddle

17§ [Orig 9/15/08] http://www.loprestiarts.com/neongallery.html

2011-05-10T02:53:00.001-04:00

2183.2 La faim du tigre
[by S. David][art by Pierre Matter]

They had Eaten
The Apple,
That we know,
For It Was Written
And that God
Threw Them Out,
That too, was written
And a minor Godling,
Who played with
Bows and arrows
Would often
Shoot at one
Or the other,
That too was told us
And when an
Arrow struck him,
You could watch
Part of him
Reach for her.
It made no
Difference
Whether she
Hungered too or did
Not want him, for
She would always
Be a carrot
Was always ready,
Physically, for him, for
The Charmer, that devil
Had made it so
And the Godling,
Made sure no
Matter who the
Fool was, when
He blindly reached,
Even if she gave
Her heart,
She would eventually
Devour him;
For no matter
How strong the hunger
For the male,
It is always
The female who is…

45§ [Rev 4/17/04]
http://www.pierrematter.fr/

2011-05-10T02:50:00.001-04:00

5112 One’s Path 1
[by S. David] [art by Nacera Guerin]

Not my path
I fear
Mine is not
So straightforward
And is lighter
I pray
Through cavernous
Corridors she
Walked her way
A chosen goal
And clear
Time would pass
And the path
Was not always
Bright
Not always was
There light
To guide her steps
Though it was
Straight
Stumbling
Was something
She did
On her own
But there was
No way to
Turn aside
She had made
That decision

29§ [Orig 9/09/06]http://www.nacera.com/www.nacera.com/Welcome.html

2011-05-10T02:46:00.002-04:00

5058 Face a face 2
[by S. David] [art by Pierre Matter]

She was a loaded gun
While we were together
Even when we danced
Face to face as one
Oh the passion
Oh the silences
Oh the perfect
Understandings
Yet she was
A loaded gun
With the safety
Off and BANG

12§ [Orig 8/27/06]
http://www.pierrematter.fr

2011-05-10T01:51:00.003-04:00

8834 Lucifer’s Bride
[by S. David] [art by Sarah Joncas]

Oh yes
Oh yes
Hail
Hail
The Light Bringer
Has chosen
And all
The superlatives
Apply
Why
Why would you
Doubt
A mortal man’s
Wet dream
Nothing more
Nothing less
Temptation
Drooling
Lucifer
Would have you
Add
Another sin
Satan has
Impeccable
Taste
He’s dapper
And charming
Always gaining
New converts
And the woman
He brings
To wife
Exquisite

33§ [Orig 4/29/11]http://sarahjoncas.com/

2011-05-10T01:34:00.006-04:00

8503 The Pool Room
[by S. David] [art by Stevenski Brewster]

Room
Room
Game room
Pool room
Ah but
The apartment
Is more than
Large
Money talks
So he put
A pool table
In his pad
Nothing but
The best in
Another room
A grand piano
He doesn’t play
At least not
That instrument
But for
A party
A seduction
His place
More than
Satisfies
Oh and did I
Mention
The view

28§ [Orig 9/03/10]http://www.stvnski.com/Site/Index/Index.html

2010-12-12T23:58:00.004-05:00

1843 At The Altar of Heaven and Grace… I Grow Old [3]
[by S. David] [art by Mia Rognstad]

And the air shimmers
Above the candle’s fire
As my prayers rise to
Reach my Lord,
Whose Voice I await
To seek me out
To bring sage words
To my needy ears,
To strengthen
My ailing heart.
I bring oblations,
I bring flowers,
I drink the Sacred Soma,
And at the Altar
Of Heaven and Grace,
There may I grow
Old in joy
And happiness.

18§ [Orig 8/05/03] contact miarognstad@yahoo.com

2010-12-12T23:55:00.002-05:00

8630 Autumn
[by S. David] [art by Nata Ibragimov]

Once was
Young
Vibrant
Green
And time
Fleeing
Growing
Older
Flowering
Fulfilling
Nature’s plan
And time
Time passages
And colors
Call a last
Call to beauty
Green to
Orange to
Red to
Orange again
A last gasp
And fall
Autumn
Upon and
Upon her
A sadness
For fleeting
Follies of
Spring and
Summer as
Days shorter
Turn cold

32§ [Orig 12/02/10]
http://www.nataillustration.com/paintingspage.html

2010-12-12T23:53:00.002-05:00

8571 Mysterious Connection II
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

To constrain it
To behold
Its challenge
Its defiance
For it lives
No matter
Blindly it
Seeks the light
Knowing in
Its gut
Its heart
It genes
The checkerboard
Flow
Of dark
And light
Of day
And night
And seasons
Knowing
Defying
It must die
The Sands
Of Time
Govern it
Governs all
Its measure
Varies
For each
For each
Its own time
Is relative
Yet time must
The Heavens
The earth
And all
Their flow
Of time
Differs
Yet in the end
Connects all
Connects all

42§ [Orig 10/31/10]http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

2010-12-12T23:51:00.003-05:00

8582 Skull
[by S. David][art by Genevive Zacconi]

Does it
Make it
More
Horrifying
Death
Dividing
Flesh
Dissolving
But
It was
It was
Love
Body and
Soul
Body and
Soul
Even
A ghoul
Feasting
Would know
Would mark
It was
Different
For still
No flesh
No eyes
Still then
Tears
From
The soul
Mark
The skull
Of a love
That
Cannot die

35§ [Orig 11/07/10]http://www.genevive.com/gallery.php

2010-12-12T23:48:00.001-05:00

6842 Chambers of the Soul
[by S. David] [art by Joe Fox]

Like a library
His mind
Organized
He put a name
A letter
A number
To all he
Consciously
Thought of
While he
Concentrated
On thinking
And in his Soul
It seemed to be
The same
His experiences
His emotions
Feelings ‘a’ and ‘b’
Reflecting beliefs
‘Beta’ and ‘delta’
Were experienced
On ‘date’ and ‘time’
When he died
It was easy
For the Heavenly
Tribunal to decide
“According to
The well organized
Testimony of
Your Soul
Pass Go sir
And to Hell
With you”
‘Pain’ was his
Favorite feeling
Other’s pain

36§ [Orig 3/01/08]http://picasaweb.google.com/flatbushfox

2010-12-12T23:46:00.003-05:00

8562 Goddess of Rhythm
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Swirl
Twirl
Dance
Music
Though
A hidden
Beat
Only in
Your head

And she danced
Oh how she
Danced
For him
For him
For him
She became
More than
She thought
She was
She became
A Goddess
The Goddess
Of Rhythm
And Grace
He knew
He believed
He worshipped

27§ [Orig 10/14/10] http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

2010-12-12T23:43:00.002-05:00

8555 Masks of Life
[by S. David] [art by Nata Ibragimov]

Changes yes
Think
The masks
You wear
Put on
Take off
Daily
So many
You
From other’s
View
From you
They do that
They are
Not you
So many
So many
Each day
Ah but
It’s true
The times
There are
None
When
Alone
At home
Unless
You really
Seek to
Deceive
Yourself

31§ [Orig 10/12/10] http://www.nataillustration.com/paintingspage.html

2010-12-12T23:39:00.002-05:00

8577 Stigma
[by S. David] [art by Genevive Zacconi]

It was always
The strange ones
He met
Women
That were
Different
Some had
Strange
Mental powers
See the past
See some futures
Channel the dead
But she was
Stranger
Than those
Psychosomatic
Maybe no
Definitely
They were
Going out
A formal affair
Well dressed
Yes she knew
How to
But
But
Then
Stigma
Appeared
Visible
Scene from
A crucifixion
He couldn’t
Do it
They
Stayed home

36§ [Orig 11/06/10]
http://www.genevive.com/gallery.php

2010-12-12T23:36:00.002-05:00

8599 Hurricane
[by S. David] [art by Zaria Forman]

Power
Power
And what is
Man
He may stretch
Out his hand
Press a button
And a city
Disappears
But
But
The God
Of earth
And Heaven
Yes we can
Explain
After the fact
Even sometimes say
“Soon”
The land
Explodes
Volcano
The waters
Mount
Tidal wave
Wash away
And
The winds
Blow
Tornado
And lo
Wind and rain
Walk the land
Hurricane
Ah yes
We can
Explain
Explain

38§ [Orig 11/13/10] http://zariaforman.com/page.php?go=1

2010-12-12T23:31:00.002-05:00

8302 Human
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Shudder
Shiver
Cower
Whence comes
Your hero
Who shall
Protect you
From
The Druj
The Devas
The bloodsuckers
That haunt
Your nights
Your days
Do you believe
But you must
If you want
Some hero
Some Saint
To put a hold
A stop to
Those who will
Suck your blood
Shred your body
In the day
In the night
You are human
Only human
They are not

29§ [Orig 4/17/10] http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

2010-10-27T03:57:00.003-04:00

4346 AZ
[by S. David][art by Thor Lindeneg]

Life cages you in
From the beginning
Boundaries from ‘A’
To ‘Z’ Fate brings two
Together and you are
Begun and you are born
And the world is
Limitless for you
Do not know do
Not remember and
You grow and so
You begin then see
The boundaries
The limits and you
Seek to transcend
Your body why
Because you know
For this body there is
A ‘Z’ and you do not
Know you hope you
Believe that there are
Other alphabets other
Letters after ‘Z’

23§ [Orig 1/7/06] http://www.lindeneg.dk/Surrealism/UK/galleri2.htm

2010-10-27T03:38:00.003-04:00

8194 The Happy Whore of Babylon and the Antichrist
(True Love on the Eve of the Apocalypse)
[by S. David] [art by Carrie Ann Baade]

Lust turned
Love
Well it happens but
Who would
How could
It be on
The eve
Of destruction
Of the Apocalypse
She luscious
Ripe using
Selling her
Body a high
Price and he
Servant of
A pagan’s hell
The Antichrist
Seducer
Fornicator
Their world
Ending
In flood
In fire
Do they care
Do they see
Their eyes
Drink
In the other
They breathe
In the other
So do they care
Should they care
Their world ends
And it begins anew
Within
Their eyes

36§ [Orig 2/22/10]http://www.carrieannbaade.com/

2010-10-27T03:22:00.002-04:00

8251 The Plague, an Allegory about Dating
[by S. David][art by Carrie Ann Baade]

But she’s kissed
So many
Of them
So many
As if God
Had sent her
A plague
A plague
Of frogs
None of them
The prince
The stories
Her mother
Her friends
Had promised her
And still
They come
And she doesn’t
Princess
Poor little
Hothouse
Flower seeking
Escape from
The frogs
The boys
That surround
That pester her
She’s ready
To scream
For none
None have
Passed
Her test

33§ [Orig 3/23/10] http://www.carrieannbaade.com/

2010-10-27T03:18:00.002-04:00

8294 Passage
[by S. David][art by Thor Lindeneg]

Always it seemed
She stood
In judgment
Watching
Even when
She wasn’t there
She was
She was and
She was waiting
For him
To put
Away his toys
Away his childhood
Even
His favorite
Teddy
Become
Adult
Grow up
Rites of Passage
Leaving her
Leaving Mother
Behind
Letting her
Constant
Presence
Disappear
Fade into
The woodwork
The structure
Of his beliefs

31§ [Orig 4/14/10] http://www.lindeneg.dk/Surrealism/UK/galleri2.htm

2010-10-27T03:16:00.002-04:00

6868 The Promise
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

With the Turning
Of the Wheel
Is that not
The metaphor
Do you wish
The Weaving
Of the Tapestry
Or the Alpha
And the Omega
Whatever
The promise is
Her beauty and
She is beautiful
Will change then
Wither and die
But if on her
Grave you plant
A tree then behold
Or verily it will
Grow a Tree of
Life and if along
Her way there was
A babe then life
Could be eternal

24§ [Orig 3/06/08]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

2010-10-27T03:14:00.003-04:00

3334 Self Portrait [2]
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

Unmoving, staring off
Into space, where is she?
Doves stand before her,
She does not see.
A butterfly flitters
About her head, she
Does not see. Where
Is she, into what
Realm has her mind
Slipped away? And she
Is not happy with
Herself. Dreamily,
She stands behind
Herself, boring a hole
Into her own head.
Put or take,
In or out,
A pale ghost of
Herself seeks change
In herself,
Seeks a new becoming.
Always a becoming,
But into what?

23§ [Orig 4/17/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

2010-10-27T03:12:00.003-04:00

3362 Odin Exchanging His Eye for Wisdom [1]
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

A high price
But worthwhile
He knew in the end
And he would
Understand all
He did it himself
To drink from
Mimir’s Horn
Made the bargain
Cemented the deal
An eye to drain
The Horn of Wisdom
A fair exchange

12§ [Orig 4/29/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

2010-10-27T03:07:00.003-04:00

3371 She Appealed to Me
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

And He left or
Fell asleep or
Washed His Hands
Of Man.
This she knew
In the depths
Of her soul
And yet she
Continued her
Work in the
Cloistered place.

I knew her,
She appealed
To me, Loki.
So I sought
Her out,
Asked her why?

Her simple reply,
“In a desperate
Age, I toil not for
God but for change.”

I said then,
For she was
A beauty,
“Leave off then
And come be
With me.”

30§ [Orig 4/30/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

2010-10-27T03:03:00.002-04:00

8359 Sword of God
[by S. David] [art by Melinda McCarthy]

Lightning struck
Imbue
Power
Power
Magnified
Unknown
Swords
Of iron
In the ground
So Thor Odin
Vulcan and
Others of
That ilk
May create
Endue endow
Invincible
Mysterious
Naming names
Swords of
Power
Passing through
Remaining in
Legends of
Then and
Now

25§ [Orig 5/24/10] http://artofmelush.com/

2010-10-27T03:00:00.002-04:00

8409 Jester or I Make Your Face
[by S. David] [art by Samuel Lightwing]

Come I shall
Amuse you
Dance behind
Your eyes
In your mind
Tease and trick
You so easy
Fool
Fool
I make
You face
You
Show thoughts
Feelings
I wish
My trade
My stock
In trade
You laugh
But
In the end
You dance
To the tune
You see me
Dance to
My tune

26§ [Orig 7/13/10] http://www.samuellightwing.com/index.aspx

2010-10-27T02:57:00.002-04:00

8267 Monk Dancing
[by S. David] [art by Peter DeCamp Haines]

Ah but
God calls
And he
He answered
God was
In his blood
A pounding
In his ears
His mind
Sometimes
Outside he
Hears
And to that
Music he
Must dance
A special dance
A dance
Of power
Of praise
To
His God
Watch
Watch
How he moves
To that music
He hears
Sometimes
Only
He hears

29§ [Orig 3/30/10] http://hainessculpture.com/

2010-10-27T02:52:00.002-04:00

7932 Lubbriacodamore
[by S. David] [art by Visan Ioana Irina]

But he’s a fool
A believer
In love
Of all things
He falls easy
He falls hard
He falls often
Just a clown
Who has never
Learned
He drinks deep
Of the cup of love
Paying no
Attention to
Whom
It is love
He wants
Not a person
They’re too
Complex
They’re too
Difficult
Fool clown

23§ [Orig 8/20/09] http://www.visanarte.com/Home.html

2010-07-08T02:05:00.003-04:00

8252 Incubus
[by S. David] [art by Drew Tal]

Your desires
Yes your desires
Tell me
Speak into my ear
Soft
And seductive
For I will
Satisfy
Even more
Than that
And he whispered
To her
Ah male
Incarnate
Bad boy
Having her
Seduce him
And then
Beyond her mind
His ability
To have her
Reach
Time
After time
Ecstasy’s
Peak
But was he
Could he be
Real
Ah yes
Leaving
Corpses
Smiling
Drained
Behind

35§ [Orig 3/23/10] http://www.drewtal.com/

2010-07-08T02:02:00.002-04:00

8137 Infinity
[by S. David] [art by Scott Weingarten]

From afar
Even beyond
Nigh unto
Infinity
Almost
Transparent
Still she is
Drawing near
Almost full
In sight
Hiding in
The sky
Of my night
Yes yes
I see you
Come near
Stay not
In my mind
In my dreams
Softly I raise
Her back
Into the night
Beyond
The straits
The gates
Of the forest
Before me
Haunting
Taunting
Her face
Her lips
I long
To touch
To possess
She fades
Again into
Infinity

37§ [Orig 1/21/10] http://www.scottweingartenphotography.com/home.htm

2010-07-08T02:00:00.002-04:00

8320 Sinne
[by S. David] [art by Edith Egger]

Time and age
And my dreams
Grow fuzzy
And she lifts
Her dress
Over her head
Revealing
Perfectly formed
Breasts and
I remember
I remember
But was she
Lifting the dress
Over or putting
It on again
After
After
I remember
Perfectly formed
Breasts
Or do I
And what was
The meaning
Of this memory
A love
A lust
Before
After
And why now
Do I remember
Again
And what does
This memory
Mean

34§ [Orig 4/24/10] http://www.aktrice.obervellach.net/

2010-07-08T01:57:00.002-04:00

7930 Gedanken an Warme und Licht
[by S. David] [art by Edith Egger]

Look at her
Look AT her
She’s a model
A posed model
A nude model
And yet
And yet
You have thoughts
You have memories
Recalled by her
Beauty
You think of days
Of warmth
Of heat
Of passion
When everything
Was sure
Was clear
And while the night
Was soft
Was sweet
The days were bright
And you knew
You just knew
And now
You look at
A painting
Of a model
And your spirit
Sighs
But is renewed

31§ [Orig 8/15/09] http://www.aktrice.obervellach.net/

2010-07-08T01:54:00.002-04:00

7514 Eternal Light
[by S. David] [art by Amanda Besl]

Cool
Hot
Young
Cocky
On my deck
Drinking
Smoking
Slender
Long hair
Brown
Small firm
Breasts
She got up
To light up
Again
Talk
Toke
She knew
She’d live
Forever
She knew
I wouldn’t
I woke up
Later
She was
Riding me
“My gift”
She said
Bringing me
Again
To the Light

30§ [Orig 12/27/08] http://lyonswiergallery.com/artists/amanda-besl/

2010-07-08T01:50:00.003-04:00

7561 Candy for Strangers
[by S. David] [art by Amanda Besl]

The game
The game of life
And she learned
Young
How to play
Amuse herself
At the side
Of the road
On display
No no innocence
She played
For her own
Pleasure
Granting men theirs
Candy for strangers
On display

16§ [Orig 1/20/09] http://lyonswiergallery.com/artists/amanda-besl/

2010-07-08T01:42:00.003-04:00

7076 Large Ink III
[by S. David] [art by Walter Markham]

Do I want
To see
To know
Hopefully
He does not
Come into
My dreams
Does not
Appear in
My reality
This glimpse
Is enough
To take me
Into
A movie
A horror movie
Or does
My mind
Construct
A face
That is
Not there

22§ [Orig 5/11/08] http://waltermarkham.com/13.html

2010-07-08T01:10:00.004-04:00

8395 The Old Man
[by S. David] [art by Sarah V Martin]

Ah yes
But it doesn’t
Think that way
Still in his mind
Not a recall
Of younger days
But the mirror
Shocks him
When did he
Get that way
He still
Mostly thinks
Young
Then an ache
And recognition
No no matter
What youth
Resides inside
The body lies
No truths him
That many many
Days have passed
Since he was
Young

24§ [Orig 6/25/10] http://www.brooklynartproject.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=2h5p2mxgeuybl

2010-04-16T04:33:00.005-04:00

3675
The Return of the Cheshire Cat
[by S. David] [art by Jacques Tange]

It grew back
Into its smile
One fine afternoon,
In the fall, as I
Lay napping in
The sun. It rubbed
Against my side
And I half awoke.
“Well, well! What
Are you doing here?”
I asked, not really
Fully seeing.“I
Came for a visit
To see how you’re
Seeing life these days”
It replied. “Nuts!
Are you back with
Silly or sage
Advice, crossing
Again from fantasy
To reality,
Just to bother me?”
“Yep.” He said,
As he began
To fade away.

20§ [Orig 7/7/05]http://www.jacquestange.com/

2010-04-16T04:30:00.005-04:00

8263
Sacrifice
[by S. David] [art by Drew Tal]

True believer
True believer
There is no doubt
There cannot be
This is the world
Your world
There is no other
There cannot be
And the God
Sent down
His messenger
His hunting bird
His speaking bird
Bird of prophecy
Bird of what
Must be
And the God
Called you
Unto Him
And spoke
“For I want you
To come to me
A guarantee
For your people
Before your people
On their behalf
Bring yourself
Ascend to me”
And in the temple
The people watched
The pointed knife
In his hands
Descend
Set his spirit
Free
From his body

36§ [Orig 3/27/10] http://www.drewtal.com/

2010-04-16T04:26:00.002-04:00

6914.1
The Believer
[by S. David] [art by Drew Tal]

And it is
As he was told
As he read
The Prophet
Has Sealed
The Truth
He does not
Have faith
He believes
He knows
The Truth
The One Truth
The Only Truth
Look upon
His face
He is
Dangerous

17§ [Orig 3/18/08]http://www.drewtal.com/

2010-04-16T04:17:00.005-04:00

5221
Legs 3
[by S. David] [art by David Vigon]

You see there’s no
Like reality it’s the only
Way objectify objects
At times even only body
Parts there’s too little
Chance of human
Contact with so many
Of them so I see these
Legs walking down the street
I don’t even bother looking
Up to see the rest or
Certainly who might be
The top half of the loveliest
Pair of legs in a long time
Now do you understand

15§ [Orig 10/10/06]website under construction contact vigondandg@aol.com

2010-04-16T04:13:00.005-04:00

4519
Heartland 2
[by S. David] [art by Mike Cockrill]

The incantation
Worked well
It bound bonded
Her to a deep-rooted
Though barren tree
Turned her into
A conduit of
Malignant rumor
And gossip that
Issued forth from
Her mouth as pitch
Black carrion birds
To carry the odious
Messages across
The country’s
Heartland causing
Destruction riot and
Despair in their wake

18§ [Orig 3/13/06] http://www.mikecockrill.com/

2010-04-16T04:08:00.002-04:00

7623
The Broken Fence
[by S. David] [art by Mike Cockrill]

Oh she knows
Alright
Exactly
What she’s doing
She knows
Her friend’s
Younger brother
Is peeking too
It’s not
All innocence
Lying there
Dress falling
Down past
Nubile breasts
Rising up
To her waist
While she seems
To be flower
Gazing
He’s ten
Eleven
She’s twelve
Practicing
Sexteen
Seventeen
Behind
The broken
Fence

27§ [Orig 2/17/09]http://www.mikecockrill.com/

2010-04-16T03:56:00.004-04:00

4268
We’re All in Love 1
[by S. David] [art by Jacques Tange]

Sooner or later
One way or another
Someone Something
Takes and enters
Our hearts
But I speak to
Romance and
Romantic love
And the sighs and
Dreaminess
The disappearing
Into the fantasies
We have of our love
And so she sat
Lunch break
Summer a rooftop
Lost in her dream
Of her lover
And the evening
To come

20§ [Orig 12/10/05] http://www.jacquestange.com/

2010-03-09T05:32:00.002-05:00

7985 Joker
[by S. David] [art by Marina Bozin]

Is this God
A God
God as
Joker as
Trickster as
Tester as
Creator of
Angels even
Humble Angels
And He calls
Down Light
Holds up
A hand speaks
And another
Angel appears
And He tasks
Each with tasks
Of difficulty
Of impossibility
Of incomprehensibility
To we mere mortals

21§ [Orig 9/27/09] website under construction contact mbozin@yahoo.com

2010-03-08T15:32:00.003-05:00

8200 Tainted Covenant
[by S. David][art by Jon Enigma Jaylo]

The deal
Too good
To be
Right
You are
Are you
The “sucker
Born
Every minute”*
No you’re not
Too smart
So come
Sign
On the dotted
Line
He was no
Snake-oil
Salesman
Selling
A tainted
Covenant
He was
The snake
Itself
And you
My friend
Signed
Away
Any chance
Any rights
Any recourse
Of course
Country hick
Thinking
You’re slick

35§ [Orig 2/27/10]

*Joseph Bessimer, ca 1880’s and not P.T.Barnum

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2010-03-08T15:15:00.004-05:00

8198 A Never Ending Hope
[by S. David] [art by Jon Enigma Jaylo]

As Diogenes found
The search for
An honest man
Enlightenment
Is never ending
So too Tantalus
And
So the carrot
Before the horse
Yet hope springs
Eternal
And the one
Who knows
Is the one
Who knows not
‘Gowin fishin’
And this fish
Follows but
Cannot bite
The prize
Always
Out of reach
But the road
Leads on
Let the traveler
Be eased
Hitch a ride
At least
No Jonah
Inside

30§ [Orig 2/27/10] http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?v=photos&id=1702103609

2010-03-08T14:57:00.003-05:00

8187 Woman with Dandelion
[by S. David] [art by Paco Vera Puig]

I had to look
Close you see
Sometimes
The images
The art
Is not easy
On the
Interpreting
Eye
And I thought
She was
Levitating
No that’s
Another
Picture
She’s nude
I think
On a stool
Perhaps
Getting ready
To do a
‘He loves me
He loves me not’
With
The dandelion
She’s holding
But
Her hair
Hangs below
Her waist
She’s lovely
But
What a waste
She’s not
Here
With me

36§ [Orig 2/20/10] http://www.facebook.com/VERAPUIG#!/album.php?aid=39859&id=1663043216

2010-03-08T14:53:00.003-05:00

8179 The Dream
[by S. David] [art by Liviu Burlea]

Cigarette dream
Fueled by
Exhaustion and
Need
Hung over
It mattered not
The day’s passing
Time could be
Sidestepped
Easily
The ashtray
Placed exactly
Cigarette
In hand
Eyes closed
Inhale then
Let the smoke
Escape
A cloud above
Your head
Dream
Do not
Open your eyes
‘Til the cigarette
Burning down
Burns your hand

26§ [Orig 2/15/10] http://www.burlioz.daportfolio.com/

2010-03-08T14:49:00.002-05:00

8095 Listen to the Wind
[by S. David] [art by Liviu Burlea]

She stood before me
Wind blowing her hair
I can’t forget
That day
We had driven
Out to the country
A state park
We walked a bit
To reach
An overlook’s edge
She turned to me
Behind her flat land
Spread out
From the woods
We had passed through
It was our third date
A fall date
She looked at me
A quizzical look
On her face and
Unbuttoned her blouse
Her breasts
Were full
I held my breath
I had wished
I had hoped
I had not
Expected her
To match my needs
A few moments
We were wrapped
Together
I asked her why
“Listen to the wind
If you want to know”
And it spoke
To our bodies

37§ [Orig 1/01/10] http://www.burlioz.daportfolio.com/

2010-03-08T14:46:00.002-05:00

8092 But I don’t Believe in You
[by S. David] [art by Nick Harris]

There are
Other places
Not here
But there
Other places
Other worlds
Other dimensions
Some to be reached
Science
Some to be reached
Spiritually
Some to be reached
Stepping across
You can
Just
Do it
Look see
Ah but what
Happens when
Two from
Different and
Neither
Ours meet
Come
It happened
A mysterious
Place whose
I will not tell
But listen
As Death and
A Fey first
Meet who
Speaks does
It matter

34§ [Orig 12/29/09] http://www.nickillus.co.uk/page6.html