a sensual spoken
strawberry cut open
thought
brought
me to your secret place
with my face.
in the altered mirage
that history presents,
your even visage
and words have sounds and scents
that repair
the despair
and remake vanity’s varnished vase
with plain consents
until the figures
in the patterns
and the glaze
reconfigure
what has happened
and are swayed
to be themself
and not the mold of someone else.
i come back to you
in the porcelain white and blue
of Ming and Xiantzi
rustic and romancy
bearing eight treasures
of simple pleasures:
heart’s love
life’s soul
passions blood
mind whole
and wisdom
instead of blindness
to share a kingdom
with unselfish kindness.
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Strider Marcus Jones
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Strider Marcus Jones – is a poet, law graduate and former civil servant from Salford, England with proud Celtic roots in Ireland and Wales. He is the editor and publisher of Lothlorien Poetry Journal https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/. A member of The Poetry Society, nominated for the Pushcart Prize x4 and Best of the Net x4, his five published books of poetry https://stridermarcusjonespoetry.wordpress.com/ reveal a maverick, moving between cities, playing his saxophone in smoky rooms.
His poetry has been published in numerous publications including: Poppy Road Review; International Times Magazine; The Galway Review; The Huffington Post USA; The Stray Branch Literary Magazine; Crack The Spine Literary Magazine; The Lampeter Review; Panoplyzine Poetry Magazine and Dissident Voice.
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