18 Dec 2007

YAROK

Three men in a room. One at the computer, preparing his latest book, on wilderness therapy, for publication. Another, reclining on a green sofa, speaks Russian on the telephone with his mother – discussing the merits of earthquake insurance. The third, sitting on another green sofa, arranged perpendicular to the first, dressed almost entirely in green, albeit three different shades, writes in a green notebook, a thick book of poetry open at his left side. The one speaking Russian, still on the telephone, sits up and stacks dirty but empty plates on the low coffee table, picking up olive stones. He finishes the conversation with his mother, a word of Hebrew creeping in "Tov," and takes his stack to the kitchen where he accidentally drops it a small distance, a word of English creeping in "Shit." The one at the computer uses the telephone now it is free. He speaks Hebrew. The word "Tov" is in evidence, as is the word "Epilepsia." He leans back in his chair as the one from the kitchen brings him a small handled glass filled with red tea – a sweetened Bedouin brew. He finishes his conversation, hangs up and taps his papers loudly in frustration. He has been at the computer for days. Deadlines. The third one, still sitting on the second green sofa, still writing, decides to stop and drink tea



yarok means green in Hebrew
tov means good

10 Oct 2007

Black Cat


sleek & slender
sidling through
slant of sun light

a silhouette tail hanging
eyes yellow green pits
seeking leaping
lithe god of grace

tracing the aesthetic nerve
the common curve



Leonardo da Vinci St, Tel Aviv

5 Jun 2007


Photo: Jane Marsh, Sydney, 1985

3 Jun 2007


Tension is something
we
actively
bring
into our bodies
as a way
of
readying
against the next attack.

28 May 2007


bind together
without
simultaneous rather
and
all of you
torque, pull


the wonderful potential
consuming all
it touches


its ability
makes peace
by forcing
their best function
rather than themselves


two energies
torquing
magic
active and human
of life

27 May 2007


being
aware
you can bring
a meeting place
the body – your only
function
functioning naturally,
a place

26 May 2007


to be inspired
environment
motivator—
sparks that trigger
self-concern
as it should
inhabit.
we begin to
clog up and
ignite
the openness
light and loose
springing response
an unconditioned
coiled spring
that
(coiled metal)
this transformation
must become
creative deluge
dancing

25 May 2007

       If you find 
your knowledge
you have
undoubtedly closed
ensure that you
evaporate,
capabilities
made for the first time
living like this
in your natural aspect
voiced and applied
only
limits
from whatever time
rest then
requires remembering
though it happened yesterday
half asleep

20 May 2007

           oh
made for
damsel and hopeless
whispering
unity made
his world
so fair! The
bride, and then
seek the lowly




seeketh
flower
and
the branches
the branches
walk
so pensive
spirits meet
they make solemn vows




singeth
sadness
death claims a
bride,
night
now
to the
reading of the
kind companion