The Garden of Possibilities
My quietness has a garden inside it:
its walls are dragons from Guandong.
A granite dog guards the steps.
He holds a ball of chi, has a dragon in him.
My riotousness has a pavilion in it:
its golden roof flashes back the sun,
slowly sets fire to the grove of bamboo,
pine and flowering plum.
My tenderness has a spirit in it
transformed into a dancing rock
near which a moongate opens
displaying waterfall and lake.
My slipperiness is an orange carp
slipping through weeds and lithe chambers,
surfacing wherever the lotus’s
clasped petals loosen and fall open.
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Published by Pam Thompson
I'm a Poet and reviewer based in Leicester, UK. My publications are 'Spin' (1998, Waldean Press), 'Parting the Ghosts of Salt', (2000, Redbeck Press), 'Show Date and Time'(2006, SmithIDoorstop), 'Hologram' (2008, Sunk Island Publishing) and 'The Japan Quiz' (2008, Redbeck Press).
My second full collection, Strange Fashion, will be published by Pindrop Press in 2017.
I am one of the organisers /comperes of Word! at The Y Theatre in Leicester, the longest running spoken word, open-mic night in the East Midlands.
I offer readings, workshops, mentoring /critiquing services. Enquire directly to pamthompson240@gmail.com
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