funky uncle mustard » PoeticMustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog Serving up words, beats and - occasionally - helpful advice Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:15:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wound (past tense of “wind”) http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/03/05/wound-past-tense-of-wind/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/03/05/wound-past-tense-of-wind/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:35:42 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/03/05/wound-past-tense-of-wind/ wound
with layers

ductape

at first,
it was just a couple

strands

It wasn’t uncomfortable

Then I noticed
additional

layers

Thick, sticky
spaces filled quickly

panic

I cannot breathe
I am round, wound, wishing to be
unbound, free

I push, flex
but the strands surround

I cannot be found

slowly losing

breath

me

–
14 June 2004
1st comment explains what I was thinking

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/03/05/wound-past-tense-of-wind/feed/ 4 She drew flowers http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/02/08/she-drew-flowers/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/02/08/she-drew-flowers/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:54:06 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/02/08/she-drew-flowers/ She drew flowers
and birds

and a sun shining bright

Her hand held mine

She said all she could –
I love you -

and smiled

She explained the vine
and how it surrounds us

She gave me a hug

and left

me better.

–
5 July 2004
1st comment below explains what I was thinking (if you are interested).

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/02/08/she-drew-flowers/feed/ 1 Calm, but frustrated http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/01/15/calm-but-frustrated/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/01/15/calm-but-frustrated/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:02:53 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/01/15/calm-but-frustrated/ Calm, but frustrated
At the tension between

What works?
and
What matters?

There’s something
- Right here
That matters

But what?

–
15 January 2007
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2007/01/15/calm-but-frustrated/feed/ 1 death happens http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/12/death-happens/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/12/death-happens/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:05:56 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/12/death-happens/ death happens

although

we live like
it doesn’t

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/12/death-happens/feed/ 1 Beat up http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/09/beat-up/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/09/beat-up/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:32:21 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/09/beat-up/ There’s a part of me
that’s beat up

afraid

burnt and scarred

And that tissue won’t
grow again

if it’s on the surface

But if it’s within

Regeneration
awaits

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/09/beat-up/feed/ 2 5:22pm http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/522pm/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/522pm/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:32:51 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/522pm/ It’s 5:22pm

I want the day
to be over

but it’s not

I haven’t
finished

and I don’t want to start

I want to swap

but for what?

–
17 June 2004
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/522pm/feed/ 1 I see you in the stars http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-see-you-in-the-stars/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-see-you-in-the-stars/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:24:42 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-see-you-in-the-stars/ I see you in the stars
Sometimes so clear
Other times hidden
In the haze of clouds

When you are clear
Your beauty is most
Apparent, near

Strangely, clarity
Often comes with cold
And haze with heat

Tonight, though
You are bright
And I walk slowly

I enjoy both -
The cold and the light

Amen – that is, I believe.

–
28 October 2005
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-see-you-in-the-stars/feed/ 1 Sliver http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/sliver/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/sliver/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:22:27 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/sliver/ The end of the sliver
is under my skin
I broke the exposed part
off

Now I can see it
And I try to push it out

But I cannot

Something else is needed

By myself
I can only do part

To purge completely
I need
Something
For that purpose

And quick

lest my skin harden
And make the end
invisible to me

–
23 June 2004
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/sliver/feed/ 1 Ant on a flower http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/ant-on-a-flower/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/ant-on-a-flower/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:18:59 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/ant-on-a-flower/ He finds fruit
in the beauty
at the top

It’s a long way

He’s diligent
Working with his
“hands”

I cannot see
the immediate benefit

Nor do I know
what draws him
or leads him there

But he keeps
moving
staying
the course

–
5 June 2005
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

]]> http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/ant-on-a-flower/feed/ 3 I was torn http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-was-torn/ http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-was-torn/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:16:14 +0000 funky uncle mustard http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2006/10/04/i-was-torn/ I was torn, transplanted
Placed in space anew
I was awkward
And even ugly

Slowly
I extended root
One part shot
Up another
Straight out

Stretching toward
Light

It lives fully
unconcerned
about appearances

And thrives

Why can’t I?

–
5 June 2005
1st comment explains what I was thinking.

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