Omss Poems: Nov 16, 2010

WINTERING

I caught a stomach-sorrow
while traipsing October's fogs

I ate to nourish it
made a cocoon for it
laid it with slow reverence in a hollow

For fourteen nights
some cursed sleep's been after me

while I've been up feeding on darkness

Don't say a word
Don't look in my direction

There's something on my heart that can't be lifted

– I give in to wintering –

You won't see me till the buds start to blossom

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The Impossible Takes a Little Longer

A church that was slowly expirin'
Had a minister who was retirin'
And they wondered how they
Would be able to pay,
So they handed the matter to Cyron.

The next thing he said made them writhe,
For he brought up the subject of tithe,
Saying, "All of you know
You reap what you sow,
No matter how fiercely you scythe.

So you'll have to furnish the seed
For the size of the harvest you need,
And I'll watch it grow,
And handle the hoe
To keep it from coming up weed."

"Now, I know my well known erudition
May explain why you gave me this mission,
But smart as I am
It ain't worth a damn
If what you really need's a magician."

Copyright; Tad Lawson

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