Odyssey the Remix

You don’t need a ship

and exile,

or filial fate

and distance,

to qualify homesickness–

the odyssey is a cellular trip,

always has been,

its bounds limitless,

its lyrical content

specifically tailored

to your individal

course and movements,

and so I say:

May your voyage,

rogue, flagless, and uncharted,

be a blessed one

as you carry your secret name,

and its sired calling,

into the wondergiving wilds

of the heart’s hidden countries

and islands.

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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