Submitted by Clayton Medeiros on February 15, 2014
Masks and Masques
The mask is necessary to be in the world
unless you’re God or the founder of a
religion, but even then....
Jesus the mask of God.
Buddha the mask of God.
Mohammed the mask of God.
Vishnu the mask of God
The Great Spirit the mask of God
God the mask of God
You the mask of God
Submitted by Clayton Medeiros on February 7, 2014
The gray racer across the bay
Rain praises lakes and ponds
Kind to kind among rushing winds
There will be no shining sunset
Just a slow turn away from gray
No celestial wishes this night
Unless the rain tires of falling
Relinquishes its momentary sway
Over everything on its way
Submitted by Clayton Medeiros on February 5, 2014
We look to the fog bound bay
where the world suddenly
inexplicably ends about
three football fields from
our deck as the sun’s
enthusiasm for today
quietly disappears
ends in winter’s gray
waits impatiently to see
how dark the dark will be
if there might be moon light
to accompany the night
Submitted by Clayton Medeiros on January 18, 2014
Sun shot afternoon
Shaded recompense
Under old trees
Ignored so often
When weather limits
Expectations of a
Moist windy day’s
Breathless afternoon
Soon to be evening
Venus hints at nascent
Dreamy night hours
When sleep will come
Submitted by Clayton Medeiros on December 23, 2013
Silent and listen share
the same letters
I can hear you say it
Your lips curve
You look away
Patiently
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