O HYAKU of ONE-HUNDRED EMPTY HANDS

"O Hyaku of One-Hundred Empty Hands," Montana BLACK spray paint, papercut YUPO Translucent watercolor paper, acrylic paint, India ink, and art marker on 4" x 6" recycled cardboard postcard.

One of the cards I sent out as part of my "O Eschaton" series of poems for the 2021 Poetry Postcard Fest.

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O HYAKU of ONE-HUNDRED EMPTY HANDS

O Hyaku of One-Hundred Empty Hands
seeking out pinion points and destruction of wings

you single-handedly defeated a legion of angels
in their attempt to seize heaven’s throne

and in the ever-present heat wave
the drought of these days

the aroma of Himalayan blackberries
roasting on their thirsty vines

rises from your flesh as incense
as offering as libation as epitaph.

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All artwork and poems by Troy Kehm-Goins © 2021 Troy's Work Table Publishing.