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poetry by j matthew waters

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as the world order changes


as the world order changes
so does common sense
shifting like tectonic plates
after volcanic explosions

a collective dream of visible air
floats from the ground up
physical particles inevitably
breathed in by man & beast

advances occur on multiple fronts
math & science & nature
spinning inside tunneled conductors
controlled by a golden wand


april two thousand twenty-five
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Higher in the sky


my father climbs the maple tree
behind his mother’s house

climbing to the very top
he believes he is a boy again

from a higher perspective
he sees a horse with wings
grazing in a meadow outside of town

he calls for his mother to see

but his mother doesn’t hear him
she is in the kitchen baking pies
& preserving fruit for the winter

my father falls from the tree
landing on his feet like a cat

he saunters off in search of the horse
with wings grazing in a meadow

my father walks out of town carrying
a bunch of carrots

back home his mother is ringing the dinner bell

mounting onto the back of the horse
my father cannot hear the kitchen bell

before long he is climbing higher in the sky





november two thousand twenty-four
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the arcade


the wind carried us
to that enchanting place

we thought we were riding
on a magic carpet

but it was just an
ordinary automobile

one with fins or wings
and a wide open mouth

eating everything
until skidding to a halt

dropping us off
into another world

one with flippers &
joysticks & bells & whistles

clinks & clanks
sirens & dings & laughter


september two thousand twenty-four
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all rights reserved

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