RANDOM POEMS 51
-saiom shriver-
PUMPKIN VINE DESCENSION
Nightly to heaven
their souls' ascension
To Heart Thrones,
heart queens' accessions
To lower boughs,
laden fruit trees' recessions.
To Earth Hearth
Pumpkin Vines' decensions
Now comes the Spirit
who frees
all women
from pumpkin shells
Now comes the Spirit
who liberates
women from sexist
Cinderelle.
(to C Salamone)
COLIN FIRTH
Some travel to
the Firth of Forth
while toward the theatre
others go Forth to Firth
JAMES BARRIE
Time is a crocodile
a devouring clock o'dial.
Sooner or later all
transcend it
drinking amrit phials.
BO BO SHAKTISHWAR
This anonymous little boy
slipped from form
without making a sound or
causing a ripple
Though only a few have known his
gentle ways, his constant
peacemaking, his protection
of other cats, his quiet perseverance,
he has changed the world in ways
only God knows.
Human beings were changed for
the better by this teacher of love.
RIPPLES
Without the creek's
unstable ripples
there'd be no sunray
sparkles or stipples
(to Donny M)
DESIRE MOLD
Desire is a mold
into which God can pour
His liquid gold
which solidifies to
forms
wished for of old
FANSHAPED NETS
The sea casts her
fanshaped wavefoam nets
to draw those on the shore
to her peaceful depths
PRISM
Melting the rigid opinions
of the mind's prism
helps one break out
of the body's habit prisons
MANY MANSIONS
In her physical heart there
are many mansions
.. shining with love..
one for each she has met.
Her spiritual heart is infinite
.. with endless chambers, one
for every being.
(to Ruth Older)