“Mirrors Exorcising Demons”
Mirrors Exorcising Demons (Meditations On Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue) I. (who) Is poet (combs) Through blind thickets Of thought (re) Leasing God From these Old mirrors (mind) & eyes & … Continue reading
Five Poems From John Aiello Celebrate National Poetry Month 2019
Crosses In the Sky (who) Is eyes (dismantled) Crosses in The sky (until) Only the True bones Of eternity remained Dream Peril (cold) In your clutches – All alone again … Continue reading
“Rivers Dreaming Me”
On March 24th, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100 years old. Ferlinghetti’s life includes a vast compendium of accomplishments, none greater or more profound than his founding of the famed City … Continue reading
Meditation On Blood On the Tracks: “Hymns To the Repetition Wheel”
I’m a poet by trade, and I confront the subjects I examine from the alters of that perspective. In turn, I’m choosing to publish my first reaction to More Blood, More … Continue reading
“Poem Flowers”
I hear it When the Wind breathes – The thirsty curls Of your cuffs (full) Of flowers (supple) As succulent (in) My dreams by John Aiello April 2018
A Meditation On Bob Dylan’s “Trouble No More”
(today) The sound Of the voice Glistens like Wet blood (soft) Across the Sick cool Pale hue Of time (drenched) In the Indelible memory Of God (today) The holy depth … Continue reading
“Moon In the Abstract”
On Gandolfini As “Soprano” I. They’ve come To tailor The scenes To the way The man moves Through sacred boundaries Of time (silk) Across the heaviness Of ancient Old atmosphere … Continue reading
“Graduation Day Exhibit”
A face In this picture – Jewel-cut eyes Watch the window And smile by John Aiello February 2008 Original watercolors by Eric Ward. All rights reserved.