Grave Poem of Sp0on Island: Jonas Bateman
(1990)
Inspired by the book "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters. These poems have been crafted by me under the title "Grave Poems of Spoon Island".
the universe opens accepting my homecoming sky races by
we saw your burnished footprints in the soft beach sand followed them across the sea and through the shattered sky beyo… ‘one small step for man’, he said
the sum of the estate: pictures newspaper clippings poems the memories
There is an even-handed justice in… No senility forgiven, but caught a… Blood and flesh, bone and marrow To feed the life of another, And back to the earth that gave it…
the silence of colour palette of fall reflected on water white birch trees granite rocks
Seagulls hovering Uneven hills encircle Tide pool reflection
In the universe Of winking stars is there one Who also wonders?
Snowflakes or fireflies Beneath an oval moon Do I wake or dream?
white-rimmed waves crawl reluctantly shore ward moody city skyline rebuffs shafts of sunshine cloud confusion
the darkening hills a triumvirate of crows in the glowing gloom
SHIPBOARD last night from starless skies a t… stunned and shaken, seeking shelte… from unfamiliar shipboard lights I watched it falter with wings out…
a cold moon filters down through the purple asters no explorers have returned with caterpillar robes and dandelion gold
Time for a pit stop Half face in rear view mirror Road unwound behind
I am a rock on the shore of the magnificent ocean millions of years by the magnificent ocean and millions more
mall tree never felt a breeze sweet swell of spring rain on your leaves new life in your branches