Issue
#1

January
2009

2 poems by George Anderson

Licking the Sky

it was a sad indictment or
perhaps a cause of celebration

not releasing his early paintings
although he was not without talent

he juggled his paint like thoughts
never in need of certainty

occasionally a reflective sad lilt
sifted through primordial moods

emptying the deformed baggage
but one must maintain reverence

the splintering flames, the undertones
reappear half robed licking the sky

spiraling/ weighing his heavy heart in hand
against the feather of his guitar like voice

'are you worthy of passage?' his hair pasted
flat, his vital organs placed in canopic jars

© George Anderson

More reasons for not writing poetry

poetry wars
lack of sunshine
lack of talent
enjambment
juxtaposition
german expressionism
daffodils
personality disorders
semantics
falling house prices
plunging economy
sestinas
rhyming couplets
haiku
roadkill
bukowski
blogs
submission guidelines
manifestos
sick animals
rainbows
mfa workshops
small press income
resonance
minimalism
inter-textuality
self indulgence
drug induced coma
assonance
rhetorical questions
rejection letters
death threats
laundry
laudanum
god
death

© George Anderson

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