雨山


Poems


### Gentle Exorcism A ghost haunts the blue rooms I see your face in mirrors Burn the sage and sweet grass Light the white candles Sprinkle rice and then salt It hurts to be turned away from the door May the rain wash us clean May the wet earth uphold our feet May a bright hearth warm us May we both find peace and rest ===== ### Villanelle #1 The boys in green; they in the ground a-lay Along the purple road into the night The battle no-one won was on that day Upon the major's brows was flecked with gray The sorrows of the sullen, silly fight The boys in green; they in the ground a-lay And poured like wine into the yellow clay The running reddened rivers of their fright The battle no-one won was on that day These children chopped and charged into the fray Dissevered by the shards of silver spite The boys in green; they in the ground a-lay Amid the chaos, one, I heard him say, "Lord, wash us with thy blood and make us white!" The battle no-one won was on that day And when the blackened bullets them a-slay The Lord done took 'em home into the light The boys in green; they in the ground a-lay The battle no-one won was on that day ===== ### Tankas // #1 The temple bell's call Dances on cherry blossoms In the fresh spring breeze. Let us go to the village Together, my sweet daughter! // #2 See the silver fish Glittering in the river? He fancies himself Lord of the Rushing Currents, Dancing in the flashing sun. // #3 Her hair falls smoothly, Like a jet black waterfall — Raven ink spilling Darkly on the porcelain White, snowy slope of her neck. // #4 The little bird arcs, Tumbles in the bitter blast From the leaden clouds. Why is life so hard, my friend? All you want is your warm nest! ===== ### Untitled #3 Pencil almost touching paper What to say? Clouds slide over the sun Swirling voices blur Colors and lights Pencil and paper What to say? Shadows and sleep Pencil and paper What to say? Heart not beating yet What to say? Am I almost alive yet? Is it time?