a colony of bats

masses, very quickly, surrounded me

to see what i would declare

now that i have a legal dispensation

a privilege

bestowed only on a foreigner

they nearly pushed me

though unintentionally

they made me drop

one by one

the big and small item

i carefully carried

into that pit

and as i bend down

to reach the bottom

picking cautiously my scattered stuff

the masses

almost buried me

standing up-side down

like a colony of bats in a cave

henry victor      03.02.2007

rock style religion

rock has evolved a spirituality

acquiring a living style of firmness

beyond that of a hermit

affected neither by cold

nor the heat that burn

discounting

both a pharisaic praise

and a cynic’s contempt

with rock

none can induce pain

nor cause a pleasing pleasure

for the soul of the rock

neither affirm, with affection

nor deny the creator, benevolent

remaining stone silent

as the Rockies

henry victor         05.12.2003