“the whole experiencechanged,become physical, charged, sexual, visceral:passing:leaving a residueof tenderness for the failures that have, after all, supplied us with theseinteresting scars.”— Janet Holmes, “The Erotics of Detail” (Source: Poetry Foundation) Erotics of Detail (Photo Collage: Geo Davis) And what, I imagine you asking, of the contemplative erotics of detail, of detritus, of ...
On the Road
Long conversationsbeside blooming irises —joys of life on the road— Bashō On the Road: iris detail (Credit: Geo Davis) Conversation — the currency of voyagers and flaneurs — and blooming — the byproduct of a peripatetic path — are *among* the joys. So many joys… ...
Prickly Pestering
Life has always yelled at me,“Get your work done.” At leastthat’s what I think she says. — Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison, Braided Creek: a conversation in poetry Prickly Pestering (Photo: Geo Davis) ...
Sleep & Hope
“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” — E. Joseph Cossman ...
Coffee Ring
Coffee Ring Excerpt (Source: Geo Davis) Some mornings manifest with déjà-vu-esque familiarity. This morning. The clock sighed backwards into a poem that was born early in this meandering middlescence, about six years ago. Coffee RingMorning’s lazy flyAnd I consider theCoffee ring phantomOf your mug half full.No grinds to read.Only lingering scents,The dregs of youth,The dross of ...
Fearless
Fearless (Source: Geo Davis) Too often I initiate posts, step away with full intentions of cycling back, inadvertently orphan them, and then stumble upon them weeks, months, even years later. Lately some of my 3-year orphans have been finding me. And their timely returns are proving uncanny. For example, in March 2017 I was inspired by a blog post, "What Scares You?", shared ...