Thrilled to have three of my poems published in The Starbeck Orion Issue 3 Page 8 of 25. My thanks to editor Paul Lauren. 2nd July, 2024.

The Starbeck Orion Issue #3 Page 8 of 25 (substack.com)

The Samaritan Machine this field pondis only mydissolvedimagination-thought dropsof summer rainmaking fractal ripplesdrumbeat on skin.a portal sharedwith cawing crowsrevealswho scams and snoops and shootsin contract conversations.this Windsongof Virginia Creeper,ruling Bear and Wolfsbanerustling in black bambootrusts its Samaritan Machinetelling it who to redactin this imposeddystopianequilibriumof dumbed-down massesworshipping Carousel. The Mad Hatter Hiding in Dark Matter in our housei binned the radiofor playing Strauss- left the suited rodeoof casino Faustand shot the gentry shooting grouse. into the wild gardenwithout spun jargonwe went through rusting arch of rose dissentonto the precipice of peacewhere slush borders grip and grease like usurping tectonic platesshapeshifting smaller states.their innocents bombed and dispossessed join our shoaled oppressedof obedient possessed-while The Mad Hatter hiding in Dark Matter-says blame them, instead of Straussin suits playing casino Faust and enslaving gentry shooting grouse.The Mess of Thrown Off Clothesi listento your love beads glistenin the flotsamof my room- we make themfrom samurai sword foldsat forge and loomin the mess of thrown off clothes. so many smoke me kissesat portal doors,and mithril wisheson primitive floors- take us back againthrough heath and fento imitatelost landscape- cycleand circlesky and stoneoutside and home- in love in lesswith your heavenliness,and lonelinessdurable under duress.By Strider Marcus Jones