in memory of Todd Moore

there’s ever a time
for the sea mew’s cry
ever a roll
to the ocean’s skin

always a sleep
for the dreams
of the dead
to sail
to the home
of all winds



NB.If any should be curious as to why I wrote this poem using this imagery, and dedicated it to Todd Moore, perhaps that may be resolved by reading the end of this essay:

http://outlawpoetry.com/2009/09/01/the-sea-the-poem-and-the-house-of-all-possible-myths-the-poetry-of-milner-place/

If any should be curious as to why I wrote this poem in these terms, and dedicated it to Todd Moore, perhaps that may be resolved by reading the end of this essay:

http://outlawpoetry.com/2009/09/01/the-sea-the-poem-and-the-house-of-all-possible-myths-the-poetry-of-milner-place/

milner

I'm just going to sit here quietly for awhile and imagine a place that is "the home / of all winds". - M

love the rhythm.  
love the write.

moved it
because
it moved
me.

tiko

Thanks, Michelle. Hope you'd a rewarding reverie. Perhaps to the house of all possible myths?

Then it worked, Tiko. Mil Gracias.

milner

dear Milner

the ethereal substance here
reminds me of your words


i wish
to be buried
in brotherhood

from
Death Song Of August Wentworthy



its silence
feather brushed

from
Where And Whither Away




the threads of an outlaw beyond the ins and outs of silk and thimble
that keep vagabond vividness alive
and friendship...
truth

a warm smile
silent lotus

'the threads of an outlaw beyond the ins and outs of silk and thimble
that keep vagabond vividness alive
and friendship...
truth'

Thanks so for that SL.  I think maybe you have the birth of a poem in those lines

My friendshipp with Todd was all to brief.

milner

Outlaw Poetry have front paged this with an amazing pic:

http://outlawpoetry.com/

milner

beautiful tribute, milner

Feel the rolling of the swells, very nice indeed, Milner! Tom

Thanks, Stella, Tom.

Yes, Sl, that's the pic Outlaw Poetry chose to go with this. A brilliant choice, in my view.

Cheers

milner

I find myself very moved by this poem, milner.  I wish I could say how much.

ld

That you're the second person to say they were 'moved' by this, Lynn (Tiko the other), really makes me feel that this is doing its job. Many thanks

milner

Fados, Sl, can hold a beautiful sadness. But a fado sung (if that's not stretching the word to its extreme limits) by me, would best be described as a handy tool for an inquisitor.

Swans sing before they die
'twere better thing
if certain persons die
before they sing

or something like that

Cheers

milner

swans
sing before they die
'twere better thing if certain persons die before they sing
the threads of an outlaw beyond the ins and outs of silk and thimble

keep
that vagabond vividness alive
and friendship...
truth



~~~

I stayed with that image a long while Milner & I'm sure I can venture to say - it will stay with me.... Love the picture

M

As I breathe, I'll try, SL.

Glad it has stood the test of time, Michelle. Thank you

milner