Saiom Shriver Poems

The child could swallow the
entire moon... reflected in his cup
but the thought of eating
flesh... made him throw up
...

Pond scum..
some insult
this radiant lime
wet and sublime
...

Eugene Allen,
who served eight
US presidents
knew how to butle.
...

We are not of stardust
made, but of stars
by our Indweller...
by the Starburner
...

Bees unharmed
settle
on blooming petals
while others avoid
...

The sea is her confessor
because the sea
never accuses...
never violates a secret
...

Into divine
meditation pools
they dip
and as they emerge
...

In Greek Artemis,
in Latin Diana,
the virginal 'goddess'
of the bloodletting
...

She falls asleep to
music or the radio
or an audio book
and sees the external
...

Japanese beetles
are closer to God
than the cherry bloom.
The worm more
...