A PASSING FANCY

CREATION IN PROGRESS
L.A. Maihi

I'm feeling not here, see-through and clear

I know my feet are grounded, my bones are surrounded yet I float like air

I'm feeling not of this world but there is a koru, a swirl

of mass, of density, of a heaviness of a propensity to crash into the earth

yet I hold no weight and my soul to take is several shades of opaque
I am glass with no corners just a never ending birth
　

　
I am a lightness of being, an invisible stocking seam
I carry no weight here, I carry no weight...
I am a thought, a passing fancy


I'm feeling not here, see-through and clear

L.A. Maihi

CHART THE STARS

FLY THE HIKIOI
L.A. Maihi

to chart the stars is one moment on earth
that allows the components from death to birth
to collate in an effort to compound the dirt
where all gather dust in a cloud of worth....
we live
on earth
from death
to birth
to find
the kind
of love
thats worth
all this.....

L.A. Maihi

INTO THE MYSTIC

INTO THE MYSTIC
L.A. Maihi

tick tock

on the

clock

wise

unreal

to what we so feel/yet you know/that this show/is not real/for this deal/is a steal of what we need/to plant the seed/and follow your lead/back in time/to a future gone by/just let it slide/as you pass it/by gone era/fragile rose full of weed/with lightning speed/to lance the flesh/working mesh through mesh/in a tangle of limbs/that will give/in to what the flesh needs/and compounds what/is duty bound/or not/but what is wanted/in this reality we make/our soul will take/what it can't make/for this is the time/to rise through/despise new and old thoughts/and empty the trough/don't get caught/there is enough broth/so brother can be bought/to walk in line/upon the sublime/body of mother/there is no other/we sell our heart/to bring apart/the density of light/to shatter into the night/what we want/what we fight/for is another matter/that cannot satisfy/why lie when we/finally lie down to die/tis the same as the blame game/get over yourself/get off the shelf/knowledge is the wealth that you seek/ain't for the weak/so when you speak/make it strong/for we belong to this continuous song......

L.A. Maihi

STAIRCASE

pathway
of tears/ anointed fears latches a
rusty gate/ that opens a gap/ a way back and beyond/ tis
too late this day to climb upon/ the back of the turtle/ where shells/ cut through clay/ into portions of people/ where they pray/ wheeled upon a church steeple/ and the only way is up/ up upon the cusp/ that runneth over where up is in/ and we are sin/ so say your prayers and annoint with tears/ with the dogma of man/who don't understand/ that god aint out there/ he is here/ he is within
step by step hewn with sweat/ this stairway
is the only way to compare
this day to what
and
where to
remain
until the same
plane that
we
play upon is but
something to
lay
upon
till we
weigh
How long
our song that
we
sing to belong
to
this heart
of ache
where we play
the part to partake
in
our sacred
journey
above
our
sacred
journey
of
love
♥

GIVE IN

TIMELORD
L.A. Maihi

feet ground to the sound of breath

the heart expands within

the mind releases that moment of truth

NOW....................give in

　

I take this time to write this rhyme

this truth of life this truth of mine

the sun doth set upon this net

this net of death that circles my neck

the clasp is tight I feel its might

taking my air and leaving no fight

it just aint fair so I'm leaving it here

this breathless time this truth of mine

I shall cut the line that links to mine

and let it drift apart

I enclose in wire and surround with fire

this molten lava heart...

L.A. Maihi

RELEASE THE CLOWNS

SULTRY VIOLET
L.A. Maihi

she lays beneath the blackened ground, heart wide open for the sound

the sound of sewing thread, that knits the pieces instead

of patchwork quilting bee

a patch on her

no patch on me...

a patch to mend what needs to be

　

she waits upon the cold-pressed ground, patiently listening for that sound

the sound of juggling balls, built of jigsaw walls

the circus finally comes to see

whats going on

beside the sea

release the clowns

and set them free

L.A. Maihi

THE HOLLOW

L.A. Maihi 2012

There seems to be a hollow I have landed in
it is not shallow but I wallow within this hollow

I seem to be surrounded by a mound of dark-glow
where... if I am grounded I would be underneath and surrounded
by what is bound to be an unsolved mystery of a continual quest in history

　
I try to climb out but there is growing doubt that I want to

for in this hollow where I wallow it is very still and very deep

there is a light above but why bother when where I sleep I love
to be caught in the web of life...is it necessary to wade through this strife

I grow tired of being human...to go in never-ending circles is a chore I abhor

　
I want to be a rock, where it just is, I want to be a stone in a river bed
I want to not breath in air, but.....just....be.....there.....where the sun warms my surface
and to exist is my purpose

I want not to be human...I want not this thing called life....I want the ethereal, the surreal, the otherside of midnight
I lay within this hollow and question our world so shallow...a world of emotions of Tangaroa's stormy dark ocean

L.A. Maihi

I FALL AGAIN

MATA-ARIKI ALCYONE
L.A. Maihi 2012



oh no.... not.... again /climbing high to fall but then/ i climb back up the wall to send/ a moody warning back to him/ but then i fall and call to mend/ my ways so not to fall and end/ my days my mind my link to them/ in an effort not to fight and fend/ a river of wisdom around the bend/ my drink of knowledge flows to stem/ the ink beneath my clothes on skin/ leads me back to where i begin/ with each twist of knife right in/ i leave my heart strung tight to win/ and pierce the night thats drips with sin/ and then i climb the wall once more/ to once again fall for more....

L.A. Maihi

TOWER

And she lived upon the world this particular girl/she walked without her skin to live in/he touched her soul her life on this ataahua night/for she had found/she was not bound/held upon this plane/this life this pain/she asked and received/she doubted to believe/yet looking upon his face/was to feel Io's grace/the ink within the skin/gives rise to let him in/tis a time to reflect/least one should forget/where feet have touched the earth/the skin laying bare to surf/while the blood beats to sound/from my tower above the ground....

L.A. Maihi

WEARY

MESMERIZED
L.A. Maihi 2012

I took the part that's buried to task/to wash to wait to handle/I read the words never spoken or heard/to die to kill the scandal/I leave behind this memory of mine/of want of hope of spark/I open the door I want it no more/to hurt to tear apart/I push it outside in the weather to die/a bite a scratch an itch/I wrap it in wire inflamed in fire/this knit of stocking stitch/I grow tired of life in constant strife/to small to matter at all/I look to the grave I sometimes crave/to go to bed to crawl/so bury me deep under the earth to sleep/I know where I want to fall/cradled in stone on blood and bone/I long to hear her call .......

L.A. Maihi

SCALES UPON HER BACK

ALCYONE
L.A. Maihi 2012

the scales upon her back, were torn and given back, she needed not what they give, she needed not that to live

the spine within her heart was broken and snapped in half, she wanted not their support, she wanted not what she thought

the eyes that see beyond, were blinded and didn't belong, she searched from deep within, she searched intent to begin

the senses that felt all she knew, were buried and broken in two, she cared nothing for such, she cared always too much

the wings that were stretching to fly, fall bleeding out of the sky, she longed to fall from grace she longed to leave this race

the mind that divided her life, lay teetering on the edge of a knife, she needed no such divide, she needed arms open wide

the body that carries the spark, is floundering on the edge of the dark, she wanted to cradle the light, she wanted to shine so bright.....

L.A. Maihi

RACE

WAIRUA STANDARD
L.A. Maihi 2012

we race the mountain to the sea/we lay beneath the fallen tree/to seek to want to desire to see/what makes a man a woman like me/we take the curves with speed to spare/to make the swerves indeed a dare/we fly under the quilting moon/along the valley stacked in rune/the cry of owls clash above/into the night we pour our love/we crash upon a swollen shore/where feathers stretch their tips for more/the movement of the sand to shell/configures the bed in which we dwell/to envelope our nature worn with dust/this is the time to live in lust/the need it strikes a pose to time/when we can break out of the sublime/and take the waiting world by storm/for we have died and are reborn/the planets align and path the way/we live this life on earth this day/and follow the sun to the set/and rise again to forget....

L.A. Maihi

 

 

WAIRUA



TARANAKI POOL
L.A. Maihi 2012

feel wairua move through my veins
a touch of Io tasting insane
a slice of mind to heed the call
to rally the elements to soften the fall
I know the pathway is littered with souls

split open the sky warm up the cold
listen to your blood beating the wall
flinging the doorway into the hall
cradle the soul and gently release
for here in your heart you will find peace
 

L.A. Maihi

HE NEVER CAME

MATA-ARIKI ELEKTRA
L. A. Maihi 2010


and so I wait he never came

wrap up myself bed down the shame

leave my breath upon the shelf

I will not play this game

knowledge is the only wealth

don't leave it in the rain


I wait again

he never showed

my mate of soul

my hand to hold


I dig this hole

and jump again

when does this cycle stop

I know my way

I've been before

I know the door

I am not lost


But when he's here

the light is bright

and nothing else exists

my mate of soul

my hand to hold

I call for him

he comes with bliss.....

L.A. Maihi

CAREFUL

DRAGON EYE
L.A. Maihi 2011

careful, careful... climb the vine

don't let your mind remain

leave it below

let it go

nothing here to gain


softly, softly...enter the light

don't bring your memories here

bury them deep

angels to meet

handle with care


gentle, gentle... command in peace

no need to bash down the door

tap it soft

hearts held aloft

nurtured spirit gives more


graceful, graceful...enter the crown

leave footprints to the heart

pay respect

never neglect

focus and follow the path....

L.A. Maihi

IO

TARANAKI BLAZE
L.A. Maihi 2012

I let my fingers walk the keys and float without my boat below me/I sink back into my state of content where hell is on holiday and heaven is sent/I let the spirit flow within and follow the path of initial sin/I love the feel of water my kin and ink to sink below the skin/I feel the flow of letters that go to better the part of my heart that knows/that letters combine to feel the sublime of language beneath the borderline/i feel with my heart and see with my mind and know that apart of me is divine/I know that Io lives within me and I within Io and all will see/that to separate Io is to separate me.......

L.A. Maihi

MOON OF BRIGHT



THE COMPASS LEADS THE WAY
L.A. Maihi 2012

moon of bright/shine down that light/upon a door of gold/uneven bricks/of yellowing sticks/this path is littered with souls...

take the time/to undermine/the fear that dwells with sin/for it is there/that all we fear/is not out there but in...

walk the line/from underground mine/and run through the dark /for she is there/light in her hair/to ease your aching heart...

so cast aside/the feel of pride/and the talk of spin/to understand/that man is man/no guilt shall dwell within...

take the bait/and don't be late/to think will be your fall/never go back/angel attack/head towards the wall...

bow pressed to thigh/watch passer-by/a feel of pending doom/stalk into the night/while holding on tight/to the strands of the shimmering moon......

L.A. Maihi

TOA

TANGI A TE RURU
L.A. Maihi 2010

BATTEN down the hatches
harden up the heart
clear out the house
be the warrior CLASS
 
sharpen up the edges
set watchers at bay
welcome all to you
but never let them stay…

OPEN up the mind

student commencing school
knotting of the ropes
picking up the TOOLS

set the sights to high
vanish behind the pain
of something beyond
of something insane…

FOR now is the hour
to set the story right
to focus with intent
to split open the NIGHT

minutes turn the clock
the clock turns past
hours in the day
the days never last….

TIMELORD back in force
to slay a wanton deal
never have to pander
to what the heart FEELS

never is so long
so long to never know
but never is here
and here never to show…

THAT something can't touch
imprisoned in the truth
for searching is the way
to remain BULLET-PROOF

so follow the yellow path
across the bridge of stone
to cherish a colourful rainbow
3 taps to home

L.A. Maihi

BLACK FEATHER CLOAK

KING OF WANDS
L.A. Maihi 2010

the heart digested to spurn the truth
is a story suggested supporting the roof
the power of old is a thing of past
the ages of 'Now' bring myths from the dark
the alarm is ringing to create the new world
wairua is singing the stories unfurl
we travel through Papa beneath the ground
we fly with Rangi clouds unbound
our hearts are guiding our bodys unfold
while our minds are put out in the cold
envelop the ancients cradled with hope
layer upon layer....15 black feather cloaks

L.A. Maihi

TIME OF THE FALLING FEATHERS Part 2

ELUSIVE DREAMS
L.A. Maihi 2010

A feather of white fell into the mist/upon the earth a bloody fist/ a scream of pain of wretched gaze/fell upon the dripping maze/the raptors were spent the fight had fled/the body was broken the carcass was bled/death lay strewn without a care/death lay dying naked and bare/the pad of feet broke through the light/a child released to appease the fight/all eyes were focused on the prey/all beaks were sharpened ready to play/a child no more a child no less/a child of heart walked in this mess....

the day had dawned a twilight sun/where all things began to become undone/the birds were resting heavy in sin/when the child of light began to spin/she spun a web of feather down where light spun off upon the ground/upon the ground where blood did flow/upon the ground of dying foe/the web that wound around and bound/encased the dying on the ground/the light of Io lit up the sky/with feathers to wings and wings to fly/the warp and weave of life on edge/was teetering over off the ledge....

L.A. Maihi

TIME OF THE FALLING FEATHERS Part 1

TIME OF THE FALLING FEATHERS
Bird exodus from heaven
L.A. Maihi 2010

the sight of light lay down to die/upon the earth upon a lie/the blade cut through the layer of top/without a witness to make it stop/the gash lay weeping blood on bone/without a sound there was no moan/the river lay its bank to rest/upon the mother upon her breast/the valley lay so softly flushed/the water cut its way to gush/onto the rock of river bed/onto the seeping sleeping dead.....

the rise of dawn opened the night/to glow the darkness to the light/the birds flew frantic from the cage/into a frenzy attack of rage/their eyes were lit and sharply saw/under the cloud of thunder roar/their pace was manic as they did stray/they dived with talons locked to prey/their beaks they tore upon the bolt/of lightning strike and thunder jolt/they looked for more with hunger eyes/they needed flesh the carnal prize.....

the animals looked into the sky/and opened wide their innocent eyes/to see a war of birds alive/of talons on wings of cutting ties/their bodies trembled as they did see/bird attack bird all enemy/they scrambled to hide from furious blood/while drip upon drip fell from above/feathers were slashed from wing to wing/as beaks tore open but not to sing/the song was lost upon the earth/where once was joy now just mirth/a host of feathers came down to rest/as birds were slain no more to nest....
L.A. Maihi

COCOONED

MATA-ARIKI MEROPE
L.A. Maihi 2012

pebbles seep from stony eyes

where once were tears /gravel lies

a touch of heart/ is made of glass

where shards are shred/ a brittle mask

the arms that wrap are those of bone

to cradle the child/ that's all alone

the still envelops/ the breathless mouth

where vapour is/an unknown wealth

frozen blood is standing still

there is no heat /only chill

time has stopped/ to hold this tight

there is no motion/ there is no flight

let it be/ don't hold out your hand

this is peace/ in the holy land

don't break this shell/ leave well alone

red shoes are worn/ 3 taps to home

L.A. Maihi

PAPATUANUKU World on her back

PAPATUANUKU
 World on her back
L.A. Mahi 2010

the birds they call from beneath the earth
we return to Papa from where we birth
the snakes have passed me on the track
they swam the ocean upon my back
the turtle slowly moves to the north
to the cape we finally journey forth
the clouds are dividing their holding rain
to shed the tears and ease the pain
the seed that lays dormant with peace
wait for the rain for their release
the cycle of life continues this day
kia kaha whanau...tis the way

L.A.Maihi

MANAWANUI

MANAWANUI
Floating Heart
L.A. Maihi 2010

stop thinking
put your mind to bed
open up your heart
think with this instead

stop thinking
place your thoughts on hold
bury all your memories
put them in the cold

stop thinking
let your mind stay free
for now is the time
just to look and see

stop thinking
barricade that heart
don't let the fear in
don't let it start

stop thinking
look towards the light
beautiful golden
purple in the night

stop thinking
wrap your arms around
to think is to falter
don't go to ground

stop thinking
always keep a smile
don't get serious
don't run a mile

stop thinking
get off the floor
return to the cave
for just one more

stop thinking
just think with your heart
for the only way to end
is to begin at the start

L.A. Maihi

TANE mate of soul

 

TA MOKO
Tane Bringer of Light
L.A. Maihi design 2010

my mate of soul
my hand to hold
whenever I am down
he lifts me up
within his touch
he is my breathe unbound....


there is I think a tenuous link
that brings
'my mate of soul - my hand to hold'
to me
whenever I glow dark
he is my spark
for he was my epiphaney....


I wear the ink that is the link
where the blood flows free
I feel the weight
of timeless fate
and what it meant to me
from black to white
I see the light
of changing the skin I wore
my ink of art
my link to past
I journey home once more......

L.A. Maihi



SENDAI i am human

SENDAI
She came from beneath the waves
L.A. Maihi 2010

I held my heart in my hand
time-keeper
drop
by
drop
leaking
sand


I balanced my mind on a knife
meshed-glove
drip
on
drip
leaking
life


I placed my body on a shelf
fleshy-bones
rib
on
rib
leaking
self


I threw my voice to the storm
soft-timbre
note
by
note
quickly
worn


I climbed the vine into the air
skinless-bark
splinter
by
splinter
deep
tear


I ran my anger to the ground
sore-body
ache
by
ache
peace
found


I traded my soul to let me roam
circling-past
step
by
step
welcome
home.....

L.A. Maihi