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15 VICTORY POEMS

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ARCH OF MELTED MARCH

The massive iceberg float
which barred all boats
has been dissolving
and dewdropping
into the sea.

In the center the
sun has blown
a huge hole
the iceberg is now
an arch
an arch of melted March
.. with an aperture through
which April arrives.

ACORNS ON THE TABLE

Gathered corns, little oakseeds
rest upon the
wooden table..
future trees
upheld by murdered ones

(based on the wood engraving
by Michael McCurdy in Jean
Giono's book The Man
Who Planted Trees)

ANGEL PITCHER FACES DEVILS

Like a pitcher
from the Angels
facing the encircling
boos of the Devils
fans, are heroes
confronting
evil.
The pitcher forged ahead
.. drawing on infinite
inner springs..
and struck out 27 batters
in a row

LIGHTPOUR

A tear was ripped
in the cloudcurtain
.. through it
sunrays poured..
beyond earth ears
their music chords.
Their father a ball
of fire
though linear through
slit
seem his spirit swords
and through the rip
the dove of peace
to freedom soared..

VJ

There would not have
been a VJ Day
There would not have
been a Day of VJ
without the efforts
of Gandhi and Vijay

VICTOR VICTORIA

The soul's ultimate
victory
is focusing on
the beyond gender
souls
of Victor and Victoria

BUBBLES IN A HIDDEN SPRING

As all bubbles
in a hidden spring
to the surface
are springing
so are all hearts
inevitably
to Godhood rising

THROWING ROCKS AT PONDS

He took out his anger
on the little pond
throwing rocks into her

.. and caused her water
to rise just enough

to give drink to
a very thirsty shoreline
plant

KWON YANG AND KWON YIN

whether you are Kwon Yin
or Kwon Yang
you are always
a lovable God

NO GREENMAIL NO BLACKMAIL

He avoided blackmailing a killer
and greenmailing stockholders
and stayed away from courtesans..
that he not fall for those who
sell love

He ate the bodies of
no cattle nor swine
.. and abstained from
the stains of
braincell scotching
wine

as he learned from the mistakes
of past lives
and began to climb

the foothills of Himalayan sadhana

*both men and women can be misogynistic rejecting
the yin inside

DAWNDRAWN

Dawndrawn
by sunspawn
to flight.. the swan

PORCINE

Porcine spongiform
encephalopathy
.. is in pigs
.. not in trees full
of figs.
Caprine spongiform
encephalopathy
comes to goats
They are human victims
not given the vote.
Volpine spongiform
encephalopathy
comes to those who
hunt foxes
"the unspeakable
in search of the
inedible"*

Avian spongiform
encephalopathy
.. is in chickens
Pisces spongiform
encephalopathy
does fishes sicken
Cervine spongiform
encephalopathy
.. to hide its
incidence is
psychopathy

* Oscar Wilde quote

ZOICIDAL OLIGARCHY

We have lived in a country
.. in which livestock
states have much more power
per capita.

We have lived
crushed by zoicidal oligarchs
God now make all places safe
for every bug, cow, and lark

HUMBLE SILVERSWORD

Towering granite mountains
cut by the river..
humble living silver sword..
staying not for victory
flowing seaward
toward her Lord

?Saiom Shriver

*

UnBROOKABLE DAwN

Can one brake
the day's break
Can one brook
the Dawn of Love