beauty

  • The Secret Inversion

    Some days I’m inspired by everything I see in this town. It’s mayhem of beauty. I hear in every sound the ring of perfection. When the sun hits it right, the magic explodes into fractal macabre of color. Intensity, androgyny, moral decapitation, inconsequential activity congealing in one great masterpiece of form, function and majesty.

    Many have seen the alternate inversion, equally sublime in darkness. To live here, you must share the secret. At the same time, keep the secret deep in hiding, lest the light escape and burn the eyes of the infidel. Protect it well warriors. Your reversible image is not for all. It may be misunderstood.

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  • New Jersey

    New Jersey, where have you been all my life?
    I’m sorry I have only used you.
    For passing through you.
    For this I am truly remorseful.

    Your beauty and marvel are beyond my comprehension.
    I’ve not been worthy of your true Constitutional companionship.

    I kneel in awe and pray you bestow.
    Your blessings upon me once again.
    As I once again pass through on my dull and mortal crusade.
    Blind still to your majestic envelopment.

  • Butterfly on Black

    What is this little blinking butterfly of light?
    That appears before my eyes
    It does not come at night
    Only when the Spring or Winter days are bright

    I come indoors and there it is
    Following my gaze, obstructing, distracting
    With its wings ghostly pulses
    Translucent and amazing
    Absorbed when looking into white
    Yet proudly dancing upon the darker surfaces

    She will never let me look directly at her
    Darting just aside as I try to focus
    Does anyone else see her?
    What other apparitions of beauty am I deceived by?