Ripening

“They wanted to blossom,
and blossoming is being beautiful. But we want to ripen,
and this means being dark and taking pains.”–Rainer Maria Rilke
O poor fragile blossom,
hue of vetted contradiction,
do bask in dark,
soft, storied chambers
and folds,
and come to know
the bible
of sputtering seeds
that speak, in tenderest scintillas
of gospel,
of ripeness to come,
of bursting
that soaks color through blanched veins,
and skin outworn
to fall.
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; 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 plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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3 Responses to Ripening

  1. jocelyn harper's avatar jocelyn harper says:

    Lovely and so well timed for me on a personal level. Thank you for your consistent soulfulness.

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  2. I love that this is an oem
    The WordPress world is missing it’s haiku artist

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