{"id":5328,"date":"2023-08-23T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5328"},"modified":"2023-08-23T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:23:10","slug":"4-3-4-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/08\/23\/4-3-4-6\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/3\/4 (#6)"},"content":{"rendered":"

there is beauty
\nin trying
\nall this again<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

some poems were
\nunpublished
\nbut now they’re not<\/em><\/p>\n

and other ones
\nslightly changed
\nto fit this scheme<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#131:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ahead of us
\nthe journey
\nlingering clouds<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#132:<\/strong><\/p>\n

across the path
\nfallen leaves
\nred against the soil<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#133:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i am afraid
\nto begin
\nbut i begin<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#134:<\/strong><\/p>\n

under the bridge
\ncows gather
\nknee deep in mist<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#135:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a cloud of thought
\nbarely formed
\nlike ghosts, like words<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#136:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a white feather
\nfloating past
\ncatching the light<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#137:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a frozen lake
\nlit only
\nby last night\u2019s moon<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#138:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a quiet scene
\nfrost and snow
\nuntouched by feet<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#139:<\/strong><\/p>\n

through the mist
\nthe border
\nwe cannot see<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#140:<\/strong><\/p>\n

and all around
\nfrozen blue
\nmountain flowers<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#141:<\/strong><\/p>\n

frost on the stones
\nby the fire
\nbreath becomes smoke<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#142:<\/strong><\/p>\n

often am i
\nquick to speak
\ntoo slow to stop<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#143:<\/strong><\/p>\n

blood drops on snow
\nbleak roses
\nthat do not fade<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#144:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a sea of snow
\nrising up
\never higher<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#145:<\/strong><\/p>\n

flesh like paper
\non old bones
\nthe heart beats on<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#146:<\/strong><\/p>\n

luminous dreams
\nof a life
\nfloating away<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#147:<\/strong><\/p>\n

the restless dead
\nbury them
\nyet they linger<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#148:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i felt quite sad
\nquite often
\nabout many things<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#149:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i wanted to
\nwrite something
\nso i wrote this<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#150:<\/strong><\/p>\n

not enough to
\nsee or do
\nhere on the moon<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#151:<\/strong><\/p>\n

nothing was said
\neverything
\nwas clearly meant<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#152:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i often feel
\nlike i don\u2019t
\nexist at all<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#153:<\/strong><\/p>\n

upon waking
\nwe wonder
\nis this the dream<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#154:<\/strong><\/p>\n

yet in our dreams
\nnever do
\nwe even sleep<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#155:<\/strong><\/p>\n

the grass grows long
\nbeneath the
\nrains of summer<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#156:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i am tired
\nmore often
\nthan i\u2019m asleep<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#157:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a paling moon
\nand the sea
\na sheet of glass<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#158:<\/strong><\/p>\n

all i want is
\nto make things
\nthat people like<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

#159:<\/strong><\/p>\n

and instead i
\nmake things like
\nthis useless thing<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. These were written at various stages over the last four years<\/em>
\n2. But mostly I don’t know exactly when<\/em>
\n3. After the first five of these 4\/3\/4 extravaganzas I suppose (#1<\/a>; #2<\/a>; #3<\/a>; #4<\/a>; #5<\/a>)<\/em>
\n4. The first half of these (up to and including the luminous dreams one) were written for a novel that i never finished writing<\/em>
\n5. But might one day<\/em>
\n6. And the others were either uncollected ones posted here and there randomly<\/em>
\n7. Often not even in 4\/3\/4 format<\/em>
\n8. But close enough I could force them into shape today<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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