Multiverse

The water poured from the tap
to splatter on a stainless steel plate.

Its energy spread from this impact
forming a seemingly empty circle
defined by froth forming at its rim.

And in each bubble I saw a universe;
tiny to me, but as vast as all eternity
to any consciousness living within.

And the energy, when the water hit,
echoed with the force of a bang.

How to make
peppermint tea?
it's easy!
Pick, wash, rinse and tear
two or three
fresh mint leaves.
Place 'em in
a teacup
add boiling water,
steep for five minutes.
Serve it up
hot or cold
with a wake me up slice
of lemon and ice.

Australia population cauldron,
like widespread bushfire smolderin',
initially Irish, Welsh, Scottish, English,
Islander, Kiwis,
joined Polish, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese,
lately Afghan, Iraqi, Africans, Chinese,
all culture different Aborigines.

I woke with a start in a coffee mug
with a spoon tinkling me awake
it was time to add a bit of sugar
before milk in my mug got stale

when jets of steam tore through me
they rumbled through my guts
made me go down on my knees
so they won't hiss on my nuts

I rose to the brim on bubbly top
jumping out of the brim in time
landing myself in a coffee shop
for no good reason or rhyme

It stood amongst Glory Hills,
a hundred years old and standing still,
a place to congregate,
a place to contemplate,
people with a common belief,
looking for relief.

Age manifested by graveyard crosses,
told life stories with their losses.
A testament of sectarian immigrants,
trying to make a life that makes sense.
Tradition and ceremony passed on,
in worship and in song.

Winter dresses Prague’s domestic park with
whiteness, but she wanted more than laying
snow -now hand in hand with man suspired for-
not this white when life has dreams of color.

Many times she heard how love had spoken
false, deceitful words or changed with changing,
could not bear a heavy load, like brittle
stone; but she's now next to him, now trusting.

Overbearing talk show tycoon
previously abused female
raising political balloon
avenging and rancorous trail

Holdings amply aiding passion
watching targets by surveillance
intimidating those who shun
narcissistic role renaissance

Forecasting own future secure
resulting public scrutiny
ending vaunted beginning sure
yielding related destiny

A blue leather bracelet on my wrist.
No watch, no compass anymore.

It is only beginning of spring.
But I already have ventilated
every corner of self,
every bookshelf with old poems,
every chest with old-fashioned lace
and feathers of dreams,
and unfinished novels.