Maurice Oliver

I. Obscure & Rather Irridescent
II. About Maurice

Obscure & Rather Iridescent

Masquerading as trees
we step into the night
A thick coat of laurel
nobody wants to steal
Recovering from a fear of
decimals in high places
A set of hairy paws raised
in a friendly salute
"Let me snow on your
parade" she suggests
More photos framed
in a velveteen relief
Colossal green olives
suitable for martinis
One good squint & you
can see the rockies
A glinting mirror in
the shape of a heart
An intimacy as anonymous
as generic cereal
Longing for another
summer white sale
Pagan drawings impaled
on the edges of stalagmite
At dawn the dream sequence
unravels like yarn

Maurice Oliver has appeared in Bullfight Review, Taint Magazine, Somewhat Magazine, and appears online in issues of subtletea.com, spillway.com & poesiamag.com. He lives in Portland, Oregon.