Ruminant,metaphor giraffe poem "Ruminant" Copyright 2005 Brent M. ParkerI am a golden twin turreted towerBesplotched with rich earth brownHoofing the ground, as my head hovers aboveScanning the span of the savannahSnacking simply on treetopsBefore embarking upon a deep, steep tipping dip a barely balanced bow To thirstYou've probably heard of my silence.I squeeze my voice up the length of my thick neckLike toothpaste out of a flat tube.I stand in my sleep, dreaming -A radio tower recieving somnamblant signals -That with my long, lolling legwork I'm slowly wading across an Unmeasurable desert-oceanof quicksandSuddenly,I am a dream sna
Seagull Poem "Unheralded Central Coast Airshow"Copyright 2004 Brent M. Parker. ... ... subtly...........................then sweepinglyA hundred-some-odd seagulls swarm into a A monumental mobile In full motionBefore a still skyA high hovering stack Of overlapping invisible circular tracksA single, white gull gliding along eachCycling and cyclingInspiring a vision of cataclysmic collisions(Simultaneously striking -Compound impacts!)But none ariseNot even as the full stack surpisinglyRises, falls intermittentlyLike a pristine piston of pretty particlesWhich, after practicing this plentifully Depart. . . .subtly...
Nebulous Nocturne "Nebulous Nocturne"Copyright 2006 Brent M. Parker[3 p.m.]I awaken with a weightIn my crater-bedAn incessant, monotone countdownPounding in my earsHaving spentAll aftermidnight longSitting in the corner of the ceilingAdventurously forging the frontier of fantasy into tomorrowNowFeeling like a rainbow astro-stain of NebulaSurrounded by constellations of sharp, staring stars.The bedroom door standing at meBreathes open like an airlockI earthwalk downstairsStaring into spaceHubble-eyedPlaying Urania In Utilitariana
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