The Lunatic Wakes To The Light of Birds

The lunatic w ak es t o th e l ight of bird s

His electric wi res b egin t o glo w
Bird s sing thr oughout f ores ts of f lesh and blood
Out side the lunatic’ s f inge rs b ecome wir es.

Dar kne ss r oar s in the luna tic’s ar terie s

It’ s the d ar knes s of half a s leep, ano ther kind of w aking
And e ven comple te sle ep is a kind of f ire
That mu st burst open in his w aking.

The lunatic w atches all sound wi th e yes t hat p araph rase t he Sun
Cir clin g outlying cen tre s
And se veral sleep s and lightnings a wak en
A v as t lul la by in f lesh a nd blood.

The lunatic w atches a bi rd...f lying...with f lutt ering e yel id s

And his e yes a re dr owne d as t he y f lutt er .

(Ek oon K avi ta- 3, p.59 7)

Do or s o f C oincide nces Open an d S hu t

Door s of coincidences open a nd sh ut.

Wher ever li ght s bu rn m oths a re dra wn
By dancing f lames...I’v e hear d man y thumries b ef ore the y en ded...
Man y no tes ha ve h ave se parat ed the la yer s of dimensi ons ...
Half-sha do ws h ave min gled man y a time...

The hear t w ells u p at times w ithout an y r eason

Watc hing this s tring of d ays. ..Lik e b roken st rings
One remember s man y souls blinde d b y lo ve
Man y bond s f ormed in t he pa st, br ok en since
Man y sinner s’ s ouls lo vin g e ven me!

Door s of coincidences open a nd sh ut

Theref ore w e me t an d behind u s
Al l doo rs di sap peare d...W e remained t oge the r...
Su ppor tles s, sur prised w e held eac h o ther’ s hand s
That r ema ined in our han ds---lif e w as o ver!

(E koon Kavita -3;p .606)