by Phoebe Tsang
MOON FISH COFFIN
a slice of moon dangles like fishing lure bigger each night closer to horizon by late afternoon the hungry ghosts of everything you dreamed outnumber the living MICE BIRDS COFFIN behind the fridge a nest of blind babies hungry hairless first prayer then poison a chorus rousing trebled croaks each morning another dead mouse CHILD SHIP ANCHOR sa- song as truth drunk like silk I walk alone ta- along the path where lost things are found the meeting place of our bodies na- the fruit you reap weeping a traveller returns ma- rain kisses your window children's voices waiting for snow in the future you'll remember living the rest of your life with me Notes:
Sa Ta Na Ma = Truth, essence, identity. Sa Ta Na Ma is a mantra for meditation in the Kundalini yoga practice.
Sa = birth, infinity Ta = life, creation Na = death, transformation Ma = rebirth, resurrection
KING OF CUPS I hold a candle to your cup Is that deep blue void or full Careful don't spill one drop can light the way for days NINE the circle is complete the brush lingers before lift off a tail tapering feline how many lives has it been one foot on the path one foot in the earth |