J H Martin is from London, England, but has no fixed abode. His writing has appeared in a number of places in Asia, Europe and the Americas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bare Concrete Blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Come on now son
Let\u2019s beat away time
With the sole of this boot
And sing us a song
To shake off these dusty thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For how many years
Can these months truly last?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For all of these memories
And all of their longing
To feel what they felt
Are no more than bare trees
To this cold winter blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now
The ancient has gone
And the new quickly fades
No matter how many buildings
We may like to
Construct from this world<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So let us just walk then
My old shadow and me
Through these concrete dream streets
And these phantom filled crowds<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For any true hope is not here
But beyond that clear frosted sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In those dead palaces of silver
In that burning river of gold <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spring Bamboo Rain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sundial
Otter
And blue dragonfly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
None of them
Chide this grey monkey
For watching the first rain
Of Spring Festival fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Far away from that kingdom
And its blackened heart
I stand and I smoke
Unable to move
Watching my thoughts drift on outwards
With the ripples on this pond<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their burning paper
And their pure white crane wings
Still craving
Still longing
For even the faintest echo
From that bamboo dream village
And her bell-like flute <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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