Genuine

Truth drips softly into our tea

Personal sun flares catches the conversation

White shirt white hearts

open and close and near

Cheeks pull tight embracing

You are genuine. You are the you say.

In your roots and finger tips

left inside watered and fed

the fourth of many

Repeat the pattern supplanter

trick us with honesty.

            × David Van Drunen

The Unword

The Unword


after
Legacy
Future tenses
Cycle of progress
Receiving further along the path
Rested, walking in the cool and new speech
Blood, body, me. In the dark place. Out. -
             Breathe. Drink. Eat. Remember me.

                                     × David Van Drunen


(Dig Deeper)
 

Blazes Catch the Bristles

Sweep. Sweep me

Brush my hearth

Swept floating

North south east

Carried

Care read

Books on the ocean

Cloth and passing on

Altar course

Swept sweeping

Tumbling in place for

This that

The other thing

Is not as great

Dee dee

Sweep me sweep me

Hear it comes

Sweetly singing

Lovely. Falling still

Securely swept away.

× David Van Drunen

He swept.

He is sweeping me with embrace.

Oceans of clean fire.

Inspired by “Bloodbuzz Ohio” – The National

Peace and Yearning

  -----I--  a/\/\--

slipping a\/\/ay

calm breathing. folding eyes

peaceful pouches of scentless herbs

ease

tangles come undone

the Nothing melts leaving me clean

unharmed, safe and loved

the Everything is here

There is this peace that is more than eye am

I want everything I have and lose every need

But she is pulling away

but there is peace

and yearning                                                                × David Van Drunen

   Peace and Yearning

I want it so bad. Content beyond any need.

Peaceful, hopeful desire.

Broken pots holding treasures of forever.

I need it. So satisfied.

 

It’s like standing still

            wanting to run

It’s like being away in the middle of the night

                                                                                             waiting for what we have