disciple
my God
makes me
write poetry
else I dissolve into
bittersweet conformed infinite
but for now I remain in tangible worlds in motion
by seasons, seas, a grand display of flowers to graze
as a passenger aboard absent will I remain writing the word.
The only answer
is there is not only one
but then that’s no answer either
in worlds not divine but in dilemma, porcupine;
I am fine finding quiet reflections in pools of water and
my style is pilot-weathers-storm-else-dashed-against-pale-ground-below.
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That first linebreak is great, the way the thought gets redirected from exclamation to acknowledgement of a literal God in line two.
I also like “bittersweet conformed infinite” (says a lot in a few words) and “seasons, seas” (good ear).
I think the first few lines of the second stanza tell too much. Starting with “porcupine,” you’re back in concrete specifics.
God poem twins today! Love the sudden porcupine near the end…
yes! the porcupine is such a delight, just saying it out loud. And the unexpected sudden appearance here.