In the fairied time of Nebulous

In the fairied time of Nebulous

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In the fairied time of Nebulous 
A mother cut with vision opaque bleak
stared out over the hover of mist
beyond the slab of concreted future
and from the crush of her cut heart
felt the gossamer touch of wings 
brush her tear creased cheek and the sudden
blazing torch of hope in the filamented
timing of sudden sunny certainty 
lit the ribboned verdant field to
Possibility 
the tinkle of fairy breath 
chiming in laughter
bubbling from just the
other room

Happy Mothers' Day

A public domain photo

Happy Mothers' Day

From the sweet lips of 

the mouth of the Universe 

flies a vow soft as the drone 

of butterfly chants floating

through time and space 

binding under the one shared

sun the promise to answer 

the circling wish of women 

filling with infant velvet the 

voided crook of empty arms 

opening the fist of a wanting heart

as each mother falls headlong 

into that cave of echoing love - 

filled forever

seven-year-old-vow / Happy Mothers' Day

seven year old vow 

I will hit you with my fist

I will break the badword lips in your mouth

I will send a predator drone on your head from

space and warlocks to blast shaming chants

at you from the sun - put binding on your

arms and legs I will drag you to the crook of a cave

broken glass under your bare feet 

and waiting vultures will continue circling

my anger singing until slaked at all you have done

to my mother

I will take a slow picture of you bowed

with a quick camera

and wrap it in a bow 

to show

to her

for Mothers' Day

and then 

she and I 

without you

will sit in our

quiet house

and smile

and laugh 

I will give her

Unafraid Forever  

I vow 

I will

get you

when

I can

Time Running Backward

Time Running Backward 

In the fading sun

long of leg and slightly leaning

on a sturdy thick stick

Stands the Crone –

Soft breeze catches

chants of gone years

as they spill from mouth

to lips –

singing the vow taken

words spoken as a passion promised

drone – delicious on the tongue

in that long ago shimmered setting sun –

She then ushered into it all held in the crook of

Universe’s elbow in the soft bend between

girl and woman-

Standing then young, tall, hair flowing

under the circling of crows before the smooth

walls of the cool cave –

Now, an unclenched fist –

this space of time –

this space of time undamming

All rippling rivers rushing to this night –

Standing in the fading sun

soft light playing in the shimmer of sudden silvered

hair in the woods gentle embrace – annoints her with ambrosia

in the fading sun

she stands tall

in this instant

of time running backward

and renews her vow inhaling the

cool of coming night –

all promises to and from

still and forever binding

Under the thunderous sky

Stormy Sky by Laurie Williams

Under the thunderous sky

“Look Mommy 

raindrop messages

I can count them!"

and face shining 

he ennunciatedly began 

one – two - three –“

on and on and on

as the rain beat down 

Until finally somewhere

around thirty-three 

He, in his nails on-blackboard-voice

screeched 

in irrelevant 

pride

moon face grinning 

"A gazillion thousand”

Stupid, little slurper

inhaling his canned soup

She squinted 

Squeezing the dishrag

Wringing the front

of her dressing gown

Across the table 

from sunny boy

Sitting straight

In front of 

the darkening

window in the warm 

kitchen with

too little air

holding her rage like

a wild taloned bird

wings banging ribs

Smiling sweetly

nodding,

acting 

acting

 stutter-stepping

this maddening

mother -hood

choking -blinding

Capricious charm

murderously pulsed 

across that table

as lightning split the room

and he - tiny boy

dropped his spoon

and broke her last straw

as talons flew free

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