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Tag Archives: devotion
The Girl of My Stars
I practice my grief, I refine it, for when you are gone, for when I am gone— my love for you is reachless, meaning for so many years I carried vagrant distances within me, or they carried me, bated and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged devotion, John Biscello, lovesong by the sea, ode, poem, starmates, the way of water
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Her
She, the mystery, to whom I turn toward, falling, with light in my eyes.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged day at the beach, devotion, haiku, John Biscello, my love, oregon coast, tribute to all things sweet
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Room Service
Love, in its ripest season and deepest proof, does not steal or seize your breath, but rather brings more oxygen and room in which to breathe.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged breath, devotion, John Biscello, love, oxygen, poem, season, space, spirit
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Doll
She keeps strict vigil over Childhood in action, every fragrance and nuance, every lost tooth and blown-out birthday candle, every romp in the grass and Goliath slain, she keeps conscious watch, so later, when the box and the dark come … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged child, childhood, devotion, doll, girl, John Biscello, love, playmate, poem, Poetry, real, toy
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Scripture
To be swallowed, wordless, as the worst you always feared turns lighted proof into lasting scripture.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged craft, devotion, John Biscello, language, literature, love, passion, scripture, words
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Anya at Night
Late summer. Anya and I are on a walking tour of the park at night. The 40oz. bottles of Olde-E we are carrying are concealed inside brown bags. We detour at the playground, where Anya plants herself on … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged anya, Brooklyn, devotion, dreams, friendship, John Biscello, los angeles, love, no man's brooklyn, novel, Prose, story
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Unlearned
We are God’s longing to know herself on intimate, unfettered terms, human to the radiant touch and tenderest basking, infinitely unlearned.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged bask, devotion, expression, God, intimacy, John Biscello, love, poem, praise, tender, unlearned
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Silent Night
The ongoing rabble and cinematic narrative in my mind is finding how nourishing and full and tender the heart can grow steeped in silence alone.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Cinema, devotion, dream, heart, John Biscello, joy, love, night, Poetry, silence
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Unreaching Anya
Anya I long to reach you only because I know that you are unreachable. It keeps my longing in a chrysalis state, a cocoon state. Nothing ever grows, it simply hums and palpitates and aspires toward growth. It is the … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged anya, Brooklyn, devotion, dream, ghosts, haunted, John Biscello, love, no man's brooklyn, Prose, reality, romance, story, writing
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Quest
One thing we cannot recover is time. And perhaps every writer, as a fugitive stalker, as a fool-hero on a desperate quest, sets himself this glorious, impossible task, the solvent recovery of time through the mortal fetters of a merciful … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, art, devotion, dreams, John Biscello, literature, love, mortal, passion, pen, poem, quest, time, writing, writing life
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