Friday, April 1, 2011

fools day

there are so many fools.
born today
Melito called a prophet by Aurelius and Tertullian
Ceilach founder of Kells
Walericus on the Somme
also called Valery
Theodora sister of Hermes
martyred
Dodolinus whose extinction by murder
has no date only a place
my favorite is Macarius the Wonder-Worker
born Christopher
banished twice to islands in the wine dark sea
the world despises fools
their ignorance
their shining eyes
their clumsy hands
and lopsided hearts
roots them out
collateral damage (killed) in the
ongoing
conflict (war)
against insurgency (crazy unequivocal love)
problem is the problem
of fools
continues
unabated unsuppressed
without truce or treaty
for months
years
centuries