The Chords of Life's Journey

the moon dove past the doldrums in New Guinea 
all was a blur 
grays meddling with capers 
orange and brown 
yellowed corners in the ionosphere 
I saw the orbits of Pluto 
after the beer from Milwaukee subdued my pain 
though as I lay in the Alabama sun 
courting my interests in red ants 
my eyes dilate
and as the fringed beacons in their tirades
scream silently 
against and for flesh 
I empathize with food 
yet worms seem not to be weary 
of my destine transformation 
a man with health 
to flesh with nothing poetic to say 
but I do say 
with the winds in my nostrils 
all is of interest 
even the ignorance of being 
less than 
what people 
imagine themselves to be 

© 2005 Ernest Williamson 

Ernest Williamson, III   discovered his loves for painting and playing the piano at the age of 19. He has earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis as well as the M.A. in English from the University of Memphis. Currently Ernest is a doctoral student in the field of Higher Education at Seton Hall University. Ernest is a versatile artist who has had poetry published in over 25 poetry magazines both in online and print journals.