The Grasshopper

Bloodless bones sparkle,
crackling, 
potentially poised and blackened.
A projection 
streaking to sacred orisons
from the middle to the trailing purpose,
spitting collected tension
on wound pinion legs.
A pounce in parallax profile,
scrolling sideways 
through perspective,
to elope from the paper,
engaged on the trajectory,
to a marriage with the eye.

Mel Brooks, American filmmaker, director, actor and comedian, was born today in 1926.

“Pat” Morita, American actor, voice actor and martial artist, was born today in 1932.