Poem | Gratitude for All Who Inspire

 

Namaste


called forth by the muses

evoked

provoked

to get down these words

how else to express
this urge to honour the sacredness

a poem ...
words only attempt
to express the sacredness
and ecstasy
of
life
as constant
miracle upon miracle

putting it down in words
seems a desecration of the sacredness

yet, if I write nothing,
that is a sin in itself

to not honour the gift of inspiration given me

if it inspired another so

then I am redeemed

 

- j. khat o'brien

 

 

A Poem for Independence Day

JULY 4th  mmxiv


that familiar pungent odor
is wafting in my window
over the cloying humid air

skunk

someone has found its sleeping lair
in the middle of the day


who needs firecrackers?


- j. khat o'brien