Little_Black_Book_NovDec_2010_Bernard

Christmas Tree

de
cora
ting the
Christmas
tree Grandma
spreading the an
gel hair Grandpa plac
ing
the
star

W & M

found a W
W & M
women men equal

dropped the W
b r o k en
i & l
life i love

squashed the V
U

i love life U

We
World

Imagination

I’
   m
      a
         god
            in
               a
                   nation

of my imagination

Teenage Years

Succulent
dreams and moons
Thundering
horses, sparks and hooves

)))Revolving Doors(((

Centrifugal eyes = (I’s)

     PRET
            E
            N
            D
            I
            N
            G                    not yet
                                  adult

HALBSTARKERS (Half strong)

                 YING !
              E            !
           N                 !
        R                      !
     U                            !
O                                 !
J                                      !

S                 H                  R
E                 O                  I
E                 P                  S
K                 I                   K
I                  N                  I
N                 G                 N
G                                    G

ONE & ONLY (lonely) world

........trying out masks

NoyesNOyesMaybeNOyesNOyesNOTyet

C h r...I...s t
....AM
an island
a rock
Growing (Ouch) Up

CONFORM
.CONFESS

............you are..........R

.......FRIEND........FIEND

..man worships...?...war_ships
.....If I ran this whirl/world
.things would be.__________

INUYASHA *

(from The Art of INUYASHA, Collection of original illustrations by Rumiko Takahashi)

welling from within
seeking the Jewel of Four Souls
to become a true demon of sin
how to now he already knows

to the village
the Shikon Jewel to pillage
flames, torches
fire that scorches
shrieking faces
scrambling entombing fire

AHA

Now’s the time.
The Jewel is mine.

feet spread...........firmly rooted
bow poised..........string taut

___________ KIKYO **_________

strum    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THUMP

against the tree he slumps

the target eyed

the half-demon crucified

                  Ki....Kikyo

f
a
l
l
i
n
g
the glistening Jewel

her eyelids    s   l    o     w     l     y
elevatoring

d
o
w
n
her blouse mushrooming red

BURN it....she whispers...............with my remains

------------Ki - KI KY O -

* Inuyasha is a half-demon in search of the Shikon Jewel protected in the Shikon Shrine. The
Jewel would give him the full power of a demon. He is in love with Kikyo.

** Kikyo is the prestess who protects the Jewel. She is a master archer. She wears a white
blouse and a pair of red hakama.

INUYASHA was first published by LanguageandCuilture.net in the Summer / Fall 2009.

THE RIVER

a sausage grinder

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    w
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r                          d
   l                d
i                         i
      n                      e
g                        s

r      p       d
   a       i        s     and

              w
                a
                  t
                    e
                       r

               f
                 a
                   l
                     l
                       s

grasping fingers
folding hands
mouthward bound