The Lovers, The Dreamers, and We

Posted on July 28, 2018 by John Biscello
Call me crazy
but I am
completely
and madly
and utterly
in love with life,
its manifold fingers
on the pulse of the sun,
its fleshy, ripening
portents, and winged hushes,
I have become
the guy
that sees rainbows
wildly spitting color
as if
to rechristen the gleam
in my eyes,
the lover of historic
gray silences
coursing through
the veins of stones,
to walk,
with my head
tilted skyward
in praise of hawks,
their lofty, gliding
amens
a salve for my mortal heart,
how I became this guy,
I don’t know,
Catholic-Italian Brooklyn
boy
from rough-hewn streets
and corners
I was,
and now,
a single blade of grass
has the power
to slow me down,
the bark of olive trees
has left imprints on my lips,
and clouds bundled
in a snowdrift symphony,
play me to the reveries
of Mozart’s ghost
in fleece,
or how the sea
tailors its own
furl-fringed script
and pearlescent art,
tandemic
to Mister Shakespeare’s
wisdom-pop,
There are more things
in heaven and earth
Horatio
than are dreamt of
in your philosophy,
yes,
the sudden turns
of wonder,
and sorrow,
fill the heart’s bask,
and here I am,
a scarred feather in a gale,
carrying the scrim of wonder
to its most lucid
yield.

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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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21 Responses to The Lovers, The Dreamers, and We

  1. saynotoclowns's avatar saynotoclowns says:
    July 28, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    So beautiful.
    I think the world needs a lot more of this crazy 😊

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  2. erroneouschoices's avatar erroneouschoices says:
    July 28, 2018 at 10:27 pm

    You have certainly given me soul suggestions of how to love life
    This is,perfect

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  3. jocelyn harper's avatar jocelyn harper says:
    July 29, 2018 at 10:01 am

    a wondrous thing the transitions we can make in life. you’ve written about it beautifully!

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