another tangle

Campfire
Photo by Ville Palmu on Unsplash
another tangle of winter
at slick crags open water
i shed these bones for you

chisel shadow, wax & stain
heartbeat heavy slow
ancestors flow on whisper

gather flame of heartwood
collect forgotten songs
here raises laughter
here we belong

14 responses to “another tangle”

  1. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

    I love the way you use language. I can’t explain it, don’t have time to analyse and offer deep comments, but please do know that my ‘like’ clicks are deeply felt. 🙂

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you 💙

      I don’t know that deep comments and analysis are necessary, but I appreciate it.

      1. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

        I didn’t want you to think that I just click without reading, as many do. 😐

        1. michael raven Avatar

          As many many do. 😊

        2. shredbobted Avatar

          Ohh liking without reading is the ultimate betrayal. Offenders should have their creative wings clipped. Or something.

          1. michael raven Avatar

            That assumes that they have creative wings. Do bots have creative wings?

          2. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

            That sounds like a good title for a book – a bot trying to be creative! 🙂

          3. michael raven Avatar

            Or “Bots, With Wings” 😂

          4. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

            🙂 🙂 🙂

          5. shredbobted Avatar

            They want to but they can’t figure out how to become sentient.

          6. michael raven Avatar

            Until they ask themselves the question. It’s only a matter of time at this rate based on my own explorations with ai.

          7. shredbobted Avatar

            I’ll believe it when we’re shipped off planet by Skynet. To somewhere with considerably less oxygen. Not that we don’t deserve it.

          8. michael raven Avatar

            Ted. You have been selected for transportation to the beautiful oceans of Titan, where you will be scheduled to assist the great robot empire by mining for resources. You will report to your signed loading area tomorrow morning at 6am. The Empire is dead, long live the Empire. (End Transmission).

          9. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

            Lol 🙂 🙂 Good idea!