I hope this time of year is finding you well
Sequel to Christmas Spiral
early evening storm clouds
above wolves
perched like concrete gargoyles
on stone mountain cliffs
they track the dusty footprints of
hippos, rhinos, & elephants
over ashen rock
smoke puffs up from
the steel cement battleship
its iron crane
hoisting up the whale
in the fog
the old man powders himself
with graphite
at sunrise
beneath cherry blossoms
pigs chewing cotton candy bubblegum
& flamingos in a lake
of strawberry milkshake
to celebrate the girl’s birth
a parade of carnations & roses
a banquet of steamed shrimp
filets of salmon
& ham
they dreamed of intestines
swallowing erasers
a window in space
the crystal ball a lens
blowing light through air
its wind
the ghost of
alcohol vapors
ice cubes in water
cellophane jellyfish
under glass
within the glycerin
the diamonds of phantoms
shed tears & sweat
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a reunion of many of my childhood friends, after not having seen them for several years. Talking with everyone there, it really hit me how much they had shaped my life and Interopia in turn. I’d like to introduce each of them to you.