Tag Archives: muse

Dewi Sant

Posted on March 2, 2020 by J

2 March 2020 David is the patron saint of Wales, land of my foremothers and fathers, direct ancestor of our artery of song. His name is not Daffydd, cymbricized from the Hebrew David; it is Dewi. Dewi Sant is the … Continue reading →

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Gr’Mere

Posted on June 13, 2018 by J

She’s the Biggest Mama, the one I only go to when things are serious. This is what happened when I petitioned her on behalf of a friend: 29 May 2018 29 Gr’Mere Will See You Through The mirror at the … Continue reading →

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As Love-Poet Seems to Be My Strongest Calling…

Posted on May 8, 2018 by J

…what can I do but build upon my most loving recent work? Syncope means fainting. I have gone there too many times. Everything physiological shuts down, if only for a few seconds. It’s happened to me so often that I … Continue reading →

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It Will Not Let Me Rest

Posted on June 26, 2017 by J

I won’t let it rest, either: 26 June 2017 34 Love Held Strong I don’t know how to work a heart that pounds like hooves all night, all day, and won’t lie down and let me go to sleep no … Continue reading →

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After the Bloody Assizes

Posted on June 26, 2017 by J

More has been going on than I can capture in words, in prose. As always, song conveys so much more. This is what I presented the last time I read in public. I knew then, and stated, that it was … Continue reading →

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In This, and Any Other Hour

Posted on August 15, 2016 by J

Less than one hour ago: 15 August 2016 13 All Feathers, Under Skin She’s laid aside the supple skin of woven silk that graced your nights for such a long, uneven time, the ghost who goes through shaded lights and … Continue reading →

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Weird, but Weirdly Wise

Posted on June 8, 2016 by J

8 June 2016 8 In Sight of What’s Wise My shivering ghost awoke lonely last morning, its thin cotton sheets soaked right through, and so cold. Why the high window lay wide open all through the night, I don’t know, … Continue reading →

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