by Lawrence Cooper | May 20, 2020 | Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
I search for Lawrence as he hides in his memories; I search for Lawrence as he seeks shelter in tomorrow. I uncover old wounds and peek below the scabs; I look for a thread of purpose in his tangled mass of thoughts; I decode latent messages in yesterday’s scattered...
by Lawrence Cooper | May 20, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
Demons Can you tell me what you carry? There is an uncertainty in your eyes Let’s walk by the ocean Sit on a beach log and look at the horizon Feel sand between our toes All the battles we have been fighting I just want to know if I’m still winning I have seen your...
by Lawrence Cooper | May 12, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Mental Wellness, Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
Do we really love? Truly love? No conditions? No moments of judgement To condemn those who want, Those who hunger, Those who drown in booze, Those who die in bliss? Do we turn our eyes in horror When the mad dogs run down their kill, The abandoned victim split open A...
by Lawrence Cooper | May 12, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
There is a man at my back patio door. He’s bleeding. A knife in one hand – a hammer in the other. I know what to do and call 911. Distant silken voice leads me through the logic of the situation. Do you know him? No. Have you seen him before? No. He’s crouching down...
by Lawrence Cooper | May 5, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
Walk with me on a carpet of down It doesn’t matter how many times you need to be reborn Soft, warm caress Leading you on Living by the estuary Travelling deep past November skies We’ll find salvage before the gulls steal it away The heron on the shoreline Lost in her...
by Lawrence Cooper | May 5, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
The storm winds blow ominously off the Salish Sea. Dark wet clouds block out the rays of the sun; and the ravens dance. Four ravens, two pairs of black wings on shades of gray, silhouette life. They challenge nature, grasp it and hold it suspended in time and place....
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