cyril ioutsen

craquelures. poems, volume II


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       early bus

      late passengers

      “the clock ticking…”

      the clock ticking

      the sunrise away

      what if it stopped

      “cold fireplace…”

      cold fireplace

      in the ashes

      idea for a poem

      “computer crash…”

      computer crash

      without a sound

               on its part

      “connecting cities…”

      connecting cities

      the road cuts

      the forest in half

      “counting…”

      counting

      raindrops

      so many

      ways to

      be wrong

      “a crack…”

      a crack

      in the wall

      closed by

      cobweb

      “         crossroads…”

               crossroads

      yet another way

      to somewhere else

      “crumpled…”

      crumpled

               pillow

      remains

      of a dream

      “curious…”

      curious

               made-up

               stories

      mostly set

      in the past

      “dark…”

      dark

      and darker

      with lights on

      “day and dream…”

      day and dream

               in-between

      something else

      “dead…”

      dead

      fresh

      flowers

      “deadline done…”

      deadline done

      breaking dawn

      breaking down

      “different…”

      different

      in twilight

      same poem

      “different books…”

      different books

      not so different

      on a bookshelf

      “discarded…”

      discarded

      gift-wraps

      no longer

      festive

      “         a distant…”

               a distant

               memory

               up close

      an old

      photograph

      “dog days…”

      dog days

      all the same

      for the dogs

      “dried flower…”

      dried flower

      in a book

      untold story

      “         a duet…”

               a duet

      inside

      the piano

               outside

               the rain

      “each stone…”

      each stone

      with a name

      graveyard

      “the edge…”

      the edge

      of the map

      the road

      goes on

      “endless rooftops…”

      endless rooftops

      so many yet

      only one home

      “eulogy…”

      eulogy

               heartfelt

               words

      that have

      to be said

      “eyes…”

      eyes

      closed

      things

      seem

      closer

      “falling dusk…”

      falling dusk

      fading clock

      keeps ticking

      nonetheless

      “         familiar…”

               familiar

               scent

      its absence

               clearer

      each time

      “family…”

      family

      funeral

      reunion

      “family album…”

      family