Happy Hallucinations

“Psychedelic,
intimate &
other-worldly poems”

– Definitely not the author tooting his own horn

Poetry

The Longest Love Letter

The Longest Love Letter

We have been separated By aeons and generations And places of all kind – Ideas of ancestors Long forgotten by time, Travelling through the void, On this lonely mote of dust; Identities of all kind Of meanings arbitrary Thrust onto us, Without us understanding, Or...

Origin of the World

Origin of the World

As I climb your mountains,Stand on top of your peak,I gaze far awayAnd see your valleyOf thousand mysteries —The fertile crescentFor which men wage wars,And die miserable deathsOf forgotten despairYour majestic canyonWould be the muse for artists,Or sometimes a...

Graveyard of Old Memories

Graveyard of Old Memories

I keep digging deepIn the graveyardOf old memories.No tombstone, no nameNo dates necessary.Daturas and nightshadesHovering over your remains –Marking where you lay,On your final resting place. My shovel hits the coffin –Wood once varnished with my tears,Now rotting...

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