Tales from the edge of the morning sky

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The Locust Eaters

They came 

in thousands, 

tens, 

hundreds 

and more, 

and pressed 

their metal teeth 

against freedom, 

against voices 

lost

in the empty wind, 

forgotten prayers,

and once-open doors, 

for as their wings 

pressed against 

each other 

in conquest, 

invasion 

and hate, 

children 

ran from their eyes 

of media, 

confusion, 

anger, 

and tore chunks 

of books, 

bibles, 

and political statements 

and slowly 

chopped up 

opinions, 

and reasons, 

the duress 

of history, 

and tore out 

each other’s hearts 

and ate

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Storm Passed

No wind, 

a sudden still, 

silent calm 

after the storm, 

the moon is full 

and rising, 

the skies swept

clear, 

the earth open 

and welcoming, 

life again 

to be born, 

for there 

an afterthought 

of winds and trembling,

as the trees beckon 

to the blue 

and morning skies, 

a blossoming dawn, 

greeting the ebb 

and flow of empty sands 

and tides, 

and along the shore 

and further, 

above the woodlands, 

the rooftops 

the early morning smokes 

of wood, 

earth, 

and fires,

the voices of morning, tremulous 

and greeting 

the stretching light of morning, 

a hundred gulls turn 

in silver, 

white, 

and shimmering 

joyfully skimming 

the opening light 

of empty skies

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Storm Anchored

Anchored, 

in the sinking strips 

of silent sleeping 

earth, 

the fall of winter

has long since passed, 

chasing moonlit cries 

the drowning sorrow

of the moon 

cries in silence

left unheard

turning last

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Storm Night

Storm at night, 

stars fallen down, 

the landscapes been overturned, 

forests and trees 

wrestling the sky, 

racing in the darkness, thrown to the ground, 

there’s no sign,

of the moon, 

hidden in ragged edges 

of the pressing skies, 

the earth wretched 

and naked 

under the rage 

of western eyes

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Storm fever

Through shredded clouds

stretched in seas, 

storm blown 

behind the wind, 

and the dashing constellations 

of ragged winter skies, 

the stars dip 

and flounder, 

trees spinning wildly, 

tossing, 

flailing 

pummeled 

by invisible hands of giants 

their  madness

blinded

hidden, 

behind moonlit 

eyes 

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Walking Asleep

It’s so quiet, 

left alone

in the awaiting dark, 

dreams and memories, drifting like flakes 

of a forgotten sky, 

pictures long ago

haunt the window, 

reflections fading 

in the fall of light, 

only the moon 

rising in a smile, 

across the frost

and whisper

of evening stars, 

listen for tonight, 

listen for tonight,

they whisper, 

we’ll walk with you 

after midnight, 

into the silence 

of emptiness, 

across the gated city park, 

for there,

on the bowling green, 

behind the walls 

and shadows 

of summer,

long,

of summer,

long since passed away, 

you can meet yourself 

before you leave this place and move

into the stars 

far 

and further 

away

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She had watched them both. Followed them. Called them secretly within her fractured heart.  

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He turned and saw her stare. The keenness of her intent. Like flint. 

Like stone. 

She had decided. 

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But one

And let

the stars, 

open, 

one, 

by one,

by one,

pressing 

between sailing clouds, 

for it matters 

to none, 

For the streets 

are now empty, 

the roads going 

nowhere, 

the houses 

bedraggled 

along the hillside, 

curtains shut, 

doors closed, 

the world,

forgotten, 

gone, 

somewhere.

But the moon

he rises above 

the valleys, 

the windswept hills 

and trees, 

the pathways 

to the heavens, 

but no one’s 

following 

the moon, 

no one, 

not one, 

believes.

And yet,

in the silence 

she walks

this way,

dawn

and sunrise

across

the eastern 

call of skies,

blinking

she smiles,

for summer

is in,

her  morning eyes,

this day. 

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In the black drizzle

of pressing darkness, 

the call to life, 

another day, 

a single bird 

cries across 

the dawning skies, 

in silver light 

and morning grey, 

‘wake up!’ 

she calls, 

‘wake up!’ 

and again,

‘Look, her smile

begins!’

and beyond

the edge

of a passing night

the sun stretches

across her skies

lifting light 

and hope

for another day

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