colours (lxxi)
but i never want this to
end. do you? surely
not. i mean. it doesn’t have
to, does it? the passage
of time changes things, of course,
blends past with present to help us build
our best future. but would that it’d never end.
xoxo, me, the past, the present and a (del is short for) delightful future.
over two decades in the making. a timeshifting autobiographical poetry collage w/photography. a diaristic, nearly "daily writing" (ad)venture. new pieces are posted most days.. **new and in progress** -- recordings of each poem are being added. these are read by the author & posted to each poem's page. --Del Ray Cross (contact delraycross at gmail)
Friday, June 30, 2023
mmmmi
colours (lxx)
grass in my pants is pretty
rad, handy for a bout with
anxiety or a
sexual roll in the
splendiferously
lush uncowed
acre of pasture that is
neatly hidden behind the
dairy barn. sometimes we roll in it and then we roll some more.
grass in my pants is pretty
rad, handy for a bout with
anxiety or a
sexual roll in the
splendiferously
lush uncowed
acre of pasture that is
neatly hidden behind the
dairy barn. sometimes we roll in it and then we roll some more.
mmmm
colours (lxix)
look at us! what
a pair! the,
victory of who we are in most
every way, both individually & as a pair.
nothing can begin to compare. i mean, sure, the
distance can be tough at times, but the lack of physical proximity has, I think,
elevated the reality and synchronicity of & between us & has clarified the
relation of each to the other; enhanced certainty, commitment & libido.
look at us! what
a pair! the,
victory of who we are in most
every way, both individually & as a pair.
nothing can begin to compare. i mean, sure, the
distance can be tough at times, but the lack of physical proximity has, I think,
elevated the reality and synchronicity of & between us & has clarified the
relation of each to the other; enhanced certainty, commitment & libido.
mmmcmxcix
colours (lxviii)
caught in a rut, domestically, both of us, wouldn’t you
agree. i know that i certainly do not like my living situation here in this
sro. the hotbox in the hood, as i call it. these are
tough times, too. i know it has been a
long time coming, but just you wait.
eventually. no, soon! we’ll reside in a place we both happily call home.
caught in a rut, domestically, both of us, wouldn’t you
agree. i know that i certainly do not like my living situation here in this
sro. the hotbox in the hood, as i call it. these are
tough times, too. i know it has been a
long time coming, but just you wait.
eventually. no, soon! we’ll reside in a place we both happily call home.
mmmcmxcviii
colours (lxvii)
so, it seems somewhat
unbelievable that they
now come in ranch
flavor. sometimes i’d have them for
lunch when i was in high school. with sprite.
one summer when i was about that age, three sunflower plants
wound their way out of our backyard garden soil, and quickly rose from the
earth toward the sun they each mimicked with gigantic blooms. i
remember how i severed each bloom, carved all the seeds from their pretty
so, it seems somewhat
unbelievable that they
now come in ranch
flavor. sometimes i’d have them for
lunch when i was in high school. with sprite.
one summer when i was about that age, three sunflower plants
wound their way out of our backyard garden soil, and quickly rose from the
earth toward the sun they each mimicked with gigantic blooms. i
remember how i severed each bloom, carved all the seeds from their pretty
faces and tried to dry them and eat them like the ones i’d regularly
chomp and spit. i should have left well enough alone. those big yellow
blooms swaying in the september breeze were a sight to behold. but
those home-dried seeds were absolutely inedible.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
mmmcmxcvii
colours (lxvi)
gold,
or a
lucrative currency,
dollars, are needed
for just about anything.
income was something i took for granted until a
stranger i loved for many years conned me into
hurling everything i knew into an oblivion. and yet, i
endure, like the insane capacity for love seems so
determined to do. the heart grows wise to cons. . . .but
what complexity that newfound wisdom must but
somehow navigate when, having lost so much—the
time, most especially, given to such an elaborate hoax,
but also there is the luxury of stability, in income and
mental focus—would that wisdom rather honed such
things, cured anxiety, could offer back even a small
gold,
or a
lucrative currency,
dollars, are needed
for just about anything.
income was something i took for granted until a
stranger i loved for many years conned me into
hurling everything i knew into an oblivion. and yet, i
endure, like the insane capacity for love seems so
determined to do. the heart grows wise to cons. . . .but
what complexity that newfound wisdom must but
somehow navigate when, having lost so much—the
time, most especially, given to such an elaborate hoax,
but also there is the luxury of stability, in income and
mental focus—would that wisdom rather honed such
things, cured anxiety, could offer back even a small
portion of what had been lost to all the marauders, to all
of the masqueraders and their ilk. and perhaps it does,
after all, but i am yet impatient...but still, to find some
one that restores in you, in me, this faith, is not a curse,
no matter how magnificent the failures one has endured.
but how easy life seemed when i was blinded by deceit.
to wake up from such a nightmare and look love in the
(virtual) eye and say to get from here to there, to get
from me to us. and what of the memories of being
fooled, of being the fool? foolishness is also too easy.
no matter how magnificent the failures one has endured.
but how easy life seemed when i was blinded by deceit.
to wake up from such a nightmare and look love in the
(virtual) eye and say to get from here to there, to get
from me to us. and what of the memories of being
fooled, of being the fool? foolishness is also too easy.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
mmmcmxcvi
colours (lxv)
as if the asses of antiquity weren’t enough,
now, thanks to the luck of the draw, we get
to ruminate on the desiccated blooms of june.
i say june because, well, remember birthstones? without
question you can recall your astrological sign, right? you’re an
upstanding aquarius and i’m, at the very least, a pair of
eternally taunted and (misunderstood) teased gemini. the
rose happens to be my birth flower. a red
one. (what’s the flower of your birth,
sir?) yep. a red rose. and not one, i should think, that’s quite that
elderly. or crushed forever away into a “beloved” book. i’m not extinct yet.
as if the asses of antiquity weren’t enough,
now, thanks to the luck of the draw, we get
to ruminate on the desiccated blooms of june.
i say june because, well, remember birthstones? without
question you can recall your astrological sign, right? you’re an
upstanding aquarius and i’m, at the very least, a pair of
eternally taunted and (misunderstood) teased gemini. the
rose happens to be my birth flower. a red
one. (what’s the flower of your birth,
sir?) yep. a red rose. and not one, i should think, that’s quite that
elderly. or crushed forever away into a “beloved” book. i’m not extinct yet.
mmmcmxcv
colours (lxiv)
but this ought to quell our worries and
aches this morning (kindly hear me out with an open mind...):
bubble
butts. i know you seem to
love one in particular, or so you call it. although,
i’m wondering what one becomes when it retires. (cheeky, eh?)
not that this one is (these ones are?) that old. but don’t you reckon that
grandpa
bubbles deflate or burst at some point? don’t
read too much into this
old man’s apocalyptic mind. it’s already
overworked and underpaid, as they say. i
know, i know, these are dark thoughts. but i just wonder.
but this ought to quell our worries and
aches this morning (kindly hear me out with an open mind...):
bubble
butts. i know you seem to
love one in particular, or so you call it. although,
i’m wondering what one becomes when it retires. (cheeky, eh?)
not that this one is (these ones are?) that old. but don’t you reckon that
grandpa
bubbles deflate or burst at some point? don’t
read too much into this
old man’s apocalyptic mind. it’s already
overworked and underpaid, as they say. i
know, i know, these are dark thoughts. but i just wonder.
Friday, June 23, 2023
mmmcmxciv
colours (lxiii)
what is it going to take? i am
a well-oiled, seasoned professional of 30 years.
this is my career and i am good at it.
employment is my ONE GOAL. it’s the first
rung of the ladder. i have numerous additional goals, sure. but
first and foremost, i must get a job. that is the only thing
about which i must go about: this excruciating evaluation process.
love is why i do it. i do it to be with my man, who lives far away.
life is why i do it. no life or love, from all i know, is possible without a job.
(this is what i know i can do. i am great at it. i have a resume that
shows clearly that i have what it takes. and yet, for what i assume
is any number of reasons, i have no offers. tons of interviews.
no offers. i must, and post haste, determine how to fix this, and
what is it going to take? i am
a well-oiled, seasoned professional of 30 years.
this is my career and i am good at it.
employment is my ONE GOAL. it’s the first
rung of the ladder. i have numerous additional goals, sure. but
first and foremost, i must get a job. that is the only thing
about which i must go about: this excruciating evaluation process.
love is why i do it. i do it to be with my man, who lives far away.
life is why i do it. no life or love, from all i know, is possible without a job.
(this is what i know i can do. i am great at it. i have a resume that
shows clearly that i have what it takes. and yet, for what i assume
is any number of reasons, i have no offers. tons of interviews.
no offers. i must, and post haste, determine how to fix this, and
have been working to do this day after day, month after month. i am
so ready to be employed, exhaustingly so. what do these interviewers
want? i’m a lousy interviewer. yet, historically, an excellent employee.
i keep trudging along and working as quickly as possible to find a way
to see myself over this hurdle. it is the bane of my existence that it
has not become settled. how much more patient must i be? what more
must i do? what are they not seeing that they want to see? and who
out there is swift enough to understand that this job, this interviewing,
is not the job. it is an inappropriate scam of a hurdle and not where
want? i’m a lousy interviewer. yet, historically, an excellent employee.
i keep trudging along and working as quickly as possible to find a way
to see myself over this hurdle. it is the bane of my existence that it
has not become settled. how much more patient must i be? what more
must i do? what are they not seeing that they want to see? and who
out there is swift enough to understand that this job, this interviewing,
is not the job. it is an inappropriate scam of a hurdle and not where
mmmcmxciii
colours (lxii)
the skin of your tummy
is divine, when on your back it’s flat as a table,
seems delicate with a hint of
scrappy (an indelicate word for skin?). please
understand my obsession, said the
elder companion with a belly as taut and stout as a skyscraper’s pillow.
the skin of your tummy
is divine, when on your back it’s flat as a table,
seems delicate with a hint of
scrappy (an indelicate word for skin?). please
understand my obsession, said the
elder companion with a belly as taut and stout as a skyscraper’s pillow.
mmmcmxcii
colours (lxi)
say,
have you heard the one
about the
dork who lived
only for the future?
which is, as always, death. what a waste!
say,
have you heard the one
about the
dork who lived
only for the future?
which is, as always, death. what a waste!
mmmcmxci
colours (lx)
never,
ever (my mother, too, would direct this at me often)
pull a stunt like
that again! do you
understand me, (i am no longer a) young man?
now is when i whimper
expectantly. fake tears dry the fastest.
never,
ever (my mother, too, would direct this at me often)
pull a stunt like
that again! do you
understand me, (i am no longer a) young man?
now is when i whimper
expectantly. fake tears dry the fastest.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
mmmcmxc
colours (lix)
do
as i say,
not as i
do? is no way i
ever
lived
is it?
of double standards in relationships, i say
never.
do
as i say,
not as i
do? is no way i
ever
lived
is it?
of double standards in relationships, i say
never.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
mmmcmlxxxviii
colours (lvii)
panting noiselessly,
a cat
(note:
this is the cat of all cats) leaps an arc into the dusk the
height of which is jaw-dropping; it’s a seemingly
endless jump, a charcoal streak that disappears
right into the horizon. it’s no doubt that cat is late for a date with the missus.
panting noiselessly,
a cat
(note:
this is the cat of all cats) leaps an arc into the dusk the
height of which is jaw-dropping; it’s a seemingly
endless jump, a charcoal streak that disappears
right into the horizon. it’s no doubt that cat is late for a date with the missus.
mmmcmlxxxvii
colours (lvi)
love grips your entirety, has you standing at
attention, figuratively, literally, and sure, can
possibly cloud even the most logical judgment.
so
what?!
i’ll take that affliction a
million times over any other that might smite my soul.
love grips your entirety, has you standing at
attention, figuratively, literally, and sure, can
possibly cloud even the most logical judgment.
so
what?!
i’ll take that affliction a
million times over any other that might smite my soul.
mmmcmlxxxvi
colours (lv)
relaying the color to you beforehand because of
a simple fact – you live closer to the rain forests, probably know more.
i know nothing; i know
nothing, which has become my mantra
for today. you’re excited for the memes about
our big story of today, which i decide (even) the (liberal) media is
ridiculously turning into such sensationalism, is not well-
educated, or pointing out the right things, is definitely not a
subject regarding which we should (disproportionally, w/re “news”) all be on
the edge of our seats. you’re giddy over the lousy excesses of the rich, and i
side with you, but upon learning more, relay my alt-perspective, not to
change your mind, but simply hoping to feel you see it, at least
momentarily, through my eyes, just for that different perspective,
to get a sense of mind-opening and empathetic capabilities, qualities
i must admit you’re normally way better than me at exhibiting. so far,
not there. but time, i always hope, might see it happen. will likely do so.
relaying the color to you beforehand because of
a simple fact – you live closer to the rain forests, probably know more.
i know nothing; i know
nothing, which has become my mantra
for today. you’re excited for the memes about
our big story of today, which i decide (even) the (liberal) media is
ridiculously turning into such sensationalism, is not well-
educated, or pointing out the right things, is definitely not a
subject regarding which we should (disproportionally, w/re “news”) all be on
the edge of our seats. you’re giddy over the lousy excesses of the rich, and i
side with you, but upon learning more, relay my alt-perspective, not to
change your mind, but simply hoping to feel you see it, at least
momentarily, through my eyes, just for that different perspective,
to get a sense of mind-opening and empathetic capabilities, qualities
i must admit you’re normally way better than me at exhibiting. so far,
not there. but time, i always hope, might see it happen. will likely do so.
mmmcmlxxxv
colours (liv)
picking up the “phone” i say, hunny,
i’m awake, are you? with your eyes, you say
close those holes in your
nice little head. but i say
i don’t
care to sleep. we are
being so quiet for
a while. and a little while longer. is this
sustainable? i don’t
know, you say into my
ears. reading my mind. as always, you are
the template of perfection. and i sleep.
picking up the “phone” i say, hunny,
i’m awake, are you? with your eyes, you say
close those holes in your
nice little head. but i say
i don’t
care to sleep. we are
being so quiet for
a while. and a little while longer. is this
sustainable? i don’t
know, you say into my
ears. reading my mind. as always, you are
the template of perfection. and i sleep.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
mmmcmlxxxiv
colours (liii)
batshit crazy,
legs dangling from the spindly tree that juts out and
up from the sheer edge just below the top of the cliff. a
fifth grader on a cub scout camping trip. “if i fall will i
fly?” no. snow began to fall, but i clung to the limbs and
lingered, imagining what lay beyond the horizon, crafting
who i’d perhaps be when i got there. and i did not fall.
batshit crazy,
legs dangling from the spindly tree that juts out and
up from the sheer edge just below the top of the cliff. a
fifth grader on a cub scout camping trip. “if i fall will i
fly?” no. snow began to fall, but i clung to the limbs and
lingered, imagining what lay beyond the horizon, crafting
who i’d perhaps be when i got there. and i did not fall.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
mmmcmlxxxiii
colours (lii)
bonest isn’t boniest
or honest like
us. are we simply a couple of
grab that
ass while we can guys?
i think
not!
verily,
i say unto thee (both you and me):
love with all you’ve got! love
like there’s no tomorrow! like the
endless oceans and infinite galaxy!
always, always (you and me).
bonest isn’t boniest
or honest like
us. are we simply a couple of
grab that
ass while we can guys?
i think
not!
verily,
i say unto thee (both you and me):
love with all you’ve got! love
like there’s no tomorrow! like the
endless oceans and infinite galaxy!
always, always (you and me).
mmmcmlxxxii
colours (li)
jeopardizing a future;
altering humanity vs. alerting humanity;
del persists in his lovestruck
endeavours. . .
jeopardizing a future;
altering humanity vs. alerting humanity;
del persists in his lovestruck
endeavours. . .
Friday, June 09, 2023
mmmcmlxxxi
colours (l)
peru seems
almost forever away.
ridiculously so. and how
could this be? if
home is where the heart is, where is
my head? still here on
earth. i just checked with my dry tongue. which is
never not thirsty. you’re my only hope. save
this desiccated beast. what say you we meet in the middle? but hurry!
peru seems
almost forever away.
ridiculously so. and how
could this be? if
home is where the heart is, where is
my head? still here on
earth. i just checked with my dry tongue. which is
never not thirsty. you’re my only hope. save
this desiccated beast. what say you we meet in the middle? but hurry!
Thursday, June 08, 2023
mmmcmlxxx
colours (xlix)
choking on a
long stalk of
okra that
wasn’t cooked
nearly long enough. i’m a
numismatist with
osteoporosis.
stop being such a silly
egg and come to bed.
choking on a
long stalk of
okra that
wasn’t cooked
nearly long enough. i’m a
numismatist with
osteoporosis.
stop being such a silly
egg and come to bed.
mmmcmlxxix
colours (xlviii)
slowly,
perhaps,
i wind down this acronymic, off-kilter, smitten
colour cacophony.
everyone gets bitten by the love bug at some point.
make mine (a goodly amount more than)
a double (please). on this day, my birthday, i’m
restless, unmotivated, exhausted; seemingly just plain old.
knowing now that i am approaching
elderly, how much love can be left? how many years? it
turns out a lot? how much is too much? i look the other way.
slowly,
perhaps,
i wind down this acronymic, off-kilter, smitten
colour cacophony.
everyone gets bitten by the love bug at some point.
make mine (a goodly amount more than)
a double (please). on this day, my birthday, i’m
restless, unmotivated, exhausted; seemingly just plain old.
knowing now that i am approaching
elderly, how much love can be left? how many years? it
turns out a lot? how much is too much? i look the other way.
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
mmmcmlxxviii
colours (xlvii)
sights set determinedly, with unwavering focus, on
the goal. sticking to my guns, this is what i do.
every move, every action,
every tick that goes into each box on my seemingly endless
list. it’s all for this.
sights set determinedly, with unwavering focus, on
the goal. sticking to my guns, this is what i do.
every move, every action,
every tick that goes into each box on my seemingly endless
list. it’s all for this.
mmmcmlxxvii
colours (xlvi)
oh, sure, we have our days that are
bleak, when our physical
separation seems
interminable, when there are such huge-
dollar obstacles and bureaucracy that seem to always get
in the way of our future lives sitting in
a singular room together, days when
no amount of optimism can disguise this potential tragedy...
oh, sure, we have our days that are
bleak, when our physical
separation seems
interminable, when there are such huge-
dollar obstacles and bureaucracy that seem to always get
in the way of our future lives sitting in
a singular room together, days when
no amount of optimism can disguise this potential tragedy...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
mmmcmlxxvi
colours (xlv)
so
about
his
appearance, is he hot? spill it! he’s
resplendent. hell yeah, he’s hot.
absolutely. beyond words.
so
about
his
appearance, is he hot? spill it! he’s
resplendent. hell yeah, he’s hot.
absolutely. beyond words.
mmmcmlxxv
colours (xliv)
boredom? i often
leave you bored?
understandable. general
ennui is the atmosphere of me.
riveting has never been my kick. aw. just kidding.
i had you, for just a second admit it. you know my tendencies,
boyfriend: poke, prod, instigate, divert and switch personalities randomly. oh,
boyfriend, my boyfriend, thank you for being so
outrageously keen on my gemini aura of higgledy-piggledy.
now to decipher what your superpower is. i have some ideas.
boredom? i often
leave you bored?
understandable. general
ennui is the atmosphere of me.
riveting has never been my kick. aw. just kidding.
i had you, for just a second admit it. you know my tendencies,
boyfriend: poke, prod, instigate, divert and switch personalities randomly. oh,
boyfriend, my boyfriend, thank you for being so
outrageously keen on my gemini aura of higgledy-piggledy.
now to decipher what your superpower is. i have some ideas.
Friday, June 02, 2023
mmmcmlxxiv
colours (xliii)
globe filled with water,
really an earth balloon
about to be thrown from this
planet’s surface into
earth’s ether (more
formally, its atmosphere) by a man with
really, really long arms & super-fantastical hopes.
undoubtedly this man’s imaginative arms’ aim (bull’s-eye!)
is quite good: water-globe disappears into space, shot from one hemisphere,
to land in another. drenched, you reverse time, ride balloon back, find me.
globe filled with water,
really an earth balloon
about to be thrown from this
planet’s surface into
earth’s ether (more
formally, its atmosphere) by a man with
really, really long arms & super-fantastical hopes.
undoubtedly this man’s imaginative arms’ aim (bull’s-eye!)
is quite good: water-globe disappears into space, shot from one hemisphere,
to land in another. drenched, you reverse time, ride balloon back, find me.
Thursday, June 01, 2023
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