of day and of rising (to a song)

Inspired by the phrase 'the song of me rising from bed and meeting the sun' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project it is a soundlesssong sung bysensation sungby touch I hear itbeforeI open up my eyes I hear itthrough an alterationin my …

being (the herald)

Inspired by the phrase 'The feeling of health, the full-noon trill' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project I rise up comes the dawn it heralds meIherald the day and as the greyretreatsand the green enlivens the sun shines goldennew light there is …

with the sculpture (I am filled)

Inspired by the phrase 'Talking of Michelangelo' taken from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T. S. Eliot.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project I could searchthe salonswith their watersdeep swimmingin the to and frothe shoalsand reefsof discourseand insinuation alwayson the look outand always with an ear an eye with a …

watcher waiting (the flotsam goes and comes)

Inspired by the phrase 'In the room the women come and go' taken from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T. S. Eliot.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project soshould I watch of course I should what choice have I quite none the women as they come and go the onethat …

unseasonably (I wander)

Inspired by the phrase 'or along the fields and hill-sides' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project it is my mindthat does the wanderingnot I I remainupholsteredin my easy chair I gazeunseasonablyat the fire while my mindsends reportsin an image stream a showwithouta …

directly (before tea)

Inspired by the phrase 'Before the taking of a toast and tea' taken from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T. S. Eliot.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project I will leavedirectlyin the morning early before a cup tea before I buttera thick sliceof toast no mueslitomorrow the black tarbeckonsto me …

baylis street (in a rush)

Inspired by the phrase 'The delight alone or in the rush of the streets' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project I wanderstreets as thoughI have never wanderedbefore these pavementshave the feelingof newto my feet treading lightlywith a buoyancyof delight that is itself …

the benevolence (plays)

Inspired by the phrase 'The play of shine and shade on the trees as the supple boughs wag' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project by day I watchthe play of shine and shade oak tree twinsthat dominate my seasons how tall is …

one more (to be made)

Inspired by the phrase 'And for a hundred visions and revisions ' taken from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T. S. Eliot.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project so I lookdeeplyuntil only the linesremain the words are all blurredpast their meanings and yetI look deeperin case just in case there …

be this (with kisses)

Inspired by the phrase 'A few light kisses, a few embraces, a reaching around of arms' taken from 'Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)' by Walt Whitman.This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project close your eyes close themI say turn your face upto feel the sunpouringwarm and lightand goodupon a benison and boonthat …