Bolero – remembered
Lured by Bolerowe were taughtabout that, whatmakes men into boysto the power of ten. A very brief second poem for Kim’s prompt at dVerse where I celebrate the momory of […]
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Mozart, jazzed
Going off to bed withMozartjazzed with Benny’sclarinet, my mother’s record,lullaby of early teens,joyful, happy and warm,as after stringshis clarinettakes lead,so my thoughtsmay wanderinto dreamsand back againagain, againforgetting schoolyard bulliesas I’m […]
Adorning with words
On the edge of winter, once again lonely — In my lugubriousness I gazed at wall-papers peeling, swimming in lament I inhaled the reek of cat-urine left in your wake, […]
No strings attached
When you expecta curtsy,a blessing,a prayer,a sketch from a childin return formorsels and tidbitsit’s merely a tradea tiny transactionwhere you set the rules; Being nobleis only when givingis namelesswith no […]
This is not my denial
Neither stars nor the sickle moon waxingnot the tempest tearing at twilightnot even the luscious lustre of midsummer sun,but your heartbeat in step with my breaththe scent of you — […]
Björn Rudbergs writings 