Poetry by Kilmeny MacMichael Contrail paints through blue I turn away, but later your flight’s thunder breaks I guard long-lasting summer’s gift as frost creeps upwards, shivering Small brown and brown birds dart around hanging feeder the tree dreams beyond cloud Young red-tail attacks leaving me a feather as the starving moon rises Cold red … Continue reading Trajectory (a poem)
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Das Brot ist lecker.
This is the first sentence I ever wrote in German. I have recently decided to try learning German. I'm stating this publicly so I don't give up quickly. I think learning another language is good for your brain. And German isn't supposed to be particularly difficult for those who speak English as their Muttersprache. (See, … Continue reading Das Brot ist lecker.
Inhalation (a poemstorything)
Flash from a camera, old kind I’ve never held Bulb cracks hot, pops on the asphalt Dazzle captures as a still leaping figure - Likely man - why man, I don’t know, easier for them to get away - no grandmother’s bruised circles waiting to push through their skin around the evening mirror, no blue … Continue reading Inhalation (a poemstorything)
Zombie Fire
I have been sorting through my documents and re-arranging things over the past little while. In the process I have come across a lot of half-finished thoughts and poems. Here's a poem where I was clearly experimenting (and struggling) with a rythym scheme - and with using poetry to respond to news. So far this … Continue reading Zombie Fire
Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
As I've posted here previously, I've been trying to get other creative work done while working of the self-publishing-bits of my cookbook, and this should be possible in theory - a lot of people manage to edit or polish one project while also writing another project, lots of people can balance not only two, but … Continue reading Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
