To teach – to transcend possibility with branching inward present. As it spreads the essential knowing a natural code of relationship deeply grounded in an enfolding pale deference. The radical theorem – an imperfect marvel ends in poetry.

Truth stands radiant – the erotic dimension where nothing happens. Let all this madness play an important social role. There is nothing at the end, yet what is born is part of the renewal, torn between. Still shining in your quiet mind, I was so moved I began blurting, you are not a stranger. What inner urges prompted the belief that keeps me homeless? Your failing ego brimming over with provocative humour.

influencing rains
saturated the

fields were
a rich bog

bent at the waist
thrust in small

strands to keep
close-knit village

women in extended
hard labour

gray skies
the wet soft

earth eager 
for the day

point of origin
that would be
when and where

upon this page
the brush stroke
of all creation

its own existence
cradle of bones
off of itself

We inhale
transplanting
our tongues

we move thru
glaciers, letting
pure waters

sweep
away
the mind.

accidentally average
afterwards big
almost colossal
always fat
angrily giant
annually gigantic
anxiously great
awkwardly huge
badly immense
blindly large
boastfully little
boldly long
bravely mammoth
briefly massive
brightly miniature
busily petite
calmly puny
carefully short
carelessly small
cautiously tall
cheerfully tiny
clearly boiling
correctly breezy
courageously broken
crossly bumpy
cruelly chilly
daily cold
defiantly cool
deliberately creepy
doubtfully crooked
easily cuddly
elegantly curly
enormously damaged
enthusiastically damp
equally dirty
even dry
eventually dusty
exactly filthy
faithfully flaky
far fluffy
fast wet
fatally broad
fiercely chubby
fondly curved
foolishly deep
fortunately flat
frantically high
gently hollow
gladly low
gracefully narrow
greedily round
happily shallow
hastily skinny
honestly square
hourly steep
hungrily straight
innocently wide
inquisitively ancient
irritably brief
joyously early
justly fast
kindly late
lazily modern
less old
loosely old-fashioned
loudly quick
madly rapid
merrily short
monthly slow
more swift
mortally young
mysteriously abundant
nearly empty
neatly few
nervously heavy
never light
noisily many
not numerous
obediently cooling
obnoxiously deafening
often faint
only harsh
painfully high-pitched
perfectly hissing
politely hushed
poorly husky
powerfully loud
promptly melodic
punctually moaning
quickly mute
quietly noisy
rapidly purring
rarely quiet
really raspy
recklessly resonant
regularly screeching
reluctantly shrill
repeatedly silent
rightfully soft
roughly squealing
rudely thundering
sadly voiceless
safely whispering
seldom bitter
selfishly delicious
shakily juicy
sharply ripe
shrilly rotten
shyly salty
silenty sour
sleepily spicey
slowly stale
smoothly sticky
softly strong
solemnly sweet
sometimes tasteless
soon tasty
speedily thirsty
stealthily fluttering
sternly fuzzy
successfully greasy
suddenly grubby
suspiciously hard
swiftly hot
tenderly icy
tensely loose
thoughtfully melted
tightly plastic
tomorrow prickly
too rainy
truthfully rough
unexpectedly scattered
very shaggy
victoriously shakey
violently sharp
vivaciously shivering
warmly silky
weakly slimy
well smooth
wildly soft
yearly solid
yesterday steady

               THE GREAT SPIRITUAL

                      He would
                wrap his mind
         in wine and sleep
                     asleep but
                  then
stand up and write it down.

creative genius
painted cloth
fetal position

delicate task
exceptional nature

first sight
human face

sinuous lines
tangible signs

elegant restraint
graphic freedom

numerous guises
subtly blended

prolific forms
natural means

inextricably linked
supreme act

and what improbable echo
shaped this painful thinness
a figurine hiding his face in his hands

the people of the past found them
abandoned hidden in rock crevices
and bear witness to their advanced state

in this harsh and awe-inspiring landscape
they conceal at their heart the detritus of sacrificial rites
whose disturbing beauty supplicates for rain

gnarled figures with arms raised to heaven
each hewn with rough adze blows
a corresponding variety of uses – and perhaps of meanings

shrinking decongestant
eliminating accumulated heat
removing exogenous affection
emptying one's mind of all distractions
relieving stuffiness of the chest
loosening flesh
floating collateral channels
running with tears
clearing mind without any evil desires
lucid dreaming
adding fuel
puncturing the points around the joint
deep inserting
moisturizing
serving out one's apprenticeship
instilling
observing physique
easing the mind
soothing the nerves
hypnotizing integrity
prolonged and intense contemplating
ascertaining the causes
experimenting
overstimulating
inserting the needle
moving the chi freely
turning round all over
throwing back (atavism)
counter-abdominal breathing
bringing down a fever
inducing a sense of cold
ventilating a person sensitive to nonphysical processes
dredging the meridian passage
dividing one into two
acquiring messages preternaturally
discerning objects not present to the eyes
diagnosing the distance
probing
bending the knees slowly until squatting
crooking one's arm
pulling oneself together
entering into a state of tranquility
enhancing the normal sensation
performing various manipulations
deep-breathing exercises
avoiding certain food
leading to attack the focus
gradual rooting
direct lifting
spellbinding
becoming a monk or nun
deviating
practising mobile exercises in a wrong way
preparing herbal medicine
bringing the dying back to life
posturing
handing down in a direct line
the yang principle is diminishing
acting as pivot
practising at midnight
the inter-generating relationship
stealing its maternal principle
horse-riding stance
making up a field of chi
radiating sensations of softness
inspecting of teeth
evaluating the facial expression
swallowing
flourishing rather than restraining
skeletonizing
branching and rooting
treating the principle
mutual promoting
manifesting a disturbance
bone-setting
referring to the edge
brightening the vision
maximal breathing capacity
housing the umbilicus
materializing
a newly emerging branch
taking in hand
crystallizing by persistent practising
voicing specific sounds
studying exchange of message 
injecting a solution

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

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

Photo: Jane Marsh, Sydney, 1985

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

                  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

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

        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

       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

           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