by Ivory Web | Feb 2, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
AdvisoryFrom the earth: faces. From the rootsof grasses, trees: faces, earth’s own.In front of you: butterflies,dragons, damsels; turquoise, gold.In front of you: hoopoes, copper, bronze.Face this sky from the earth: look up.Face earth from sky: your own rich...
by Ivory Web | Feb 1, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
watchingI watch childrenI watch babiesI have eyes inside that blink at little onesand a womb that hears nothingbut a silly pulseticking in solitude,as they come to meeverything intensifies,I am warm.When they go I am a belltrying not to moveneeding the silence. InkI...
by Ivory Web | Jan 31, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Sylar and Elle Into the midst of things more realand personal, creep Sylar and Elle.She is shaking with grief and rage;he wants to know if he can feel for someone else, he covets pain.So he approaches her, this girlwhose father he scalped some...
by Ivory Web | Jan 30, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
The Weird and Wonderful World of TEFL #16 – #20#16It's late. The place is heaving. The barman has a pony tail growing out the front of his head. We're with a Canadian tourist. 'So what do you like about Greece?' he says. 'Easy,'...
by Ivory Web | Jan 29, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Avanti!It is a strugglesome daysto setone footin front of the other.My, that is, your,that is,our, eyesfail, her hair fails,his lungsfail, civilsocietyfails andfalls. Great powersrise, riseand fall.Steady, my friend.Let's takethis onestep ata timeand...
by Ivory Web | Jan 28, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Unicorn Dumplings we’re chasing a lovely ghostthrough a shrapnel storm. hurricane windsock tongues& anarchist party favors bellow revolution hymnsabove an anxious orchestra of red sirens, blue bruisescar fires and bone...