A Measure of your Mind

Tricks of the mind

I poured a measure of your mind

into a glass full of ice and watched 

as it made from it sweet wine;

but not for my mind!

I glanced left and right crossing 

the bridge to your heart; I was caught 

by a briar that spat secateurs at me;

but not for my heart, no!

I shared a dance with you on a roof 

made from promises; I fell to the ground 

amidst the admirers gathered to see you;

but not to see my mono-dance!

I drew a line and wrote it down and 

pinched some salt and licked a wound

and sat up and listened..

It was my mind and heart 

both dancing to the sound

of far distant stanzas   

aching on a plain empty page.

Reviews

[Marie Harrison]

Very charming write filled with desire. Loved it!

[Kerry O'Connor]

I love so much about your poetry J-man, but this is really a stand-out piece for me, filled with passion and longing, and the wry knowledge that these emotions are the hardest to set down on paper.