Felino A. Soriano- Poetry

from Quintet Dialogues: translating introspection

Of drums

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thinking then when again

tasked into the taking hand of

reflectional catching

what is torn from the throwing of the self

often returns in the duality of praise (thought)

or regret (thought) and a mirror of

motion leads into a status of sorrow or

flowering smell leaving footsteps

across the forehead of the personal

inflection

˟15˟

of the appearance of silence

a

            space

                                    endeavors

                        or

                                                            pulls purposes tallies tasks

engages with what engrains and the autonomy of knowing

examines in the possibility of language’s

                                                renewing                     echoes

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an excitement slides

in the impulses of triggering rhythms

individualizing each moving idea

motivating such hands and their

object-touch interacting solace

Felino A. Soriano’s most recent collection of poetry is Extolment in the praising exhalation of jazz (Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2013).  He publishes the online endeavors Counterexample Poetics and Differentia Press. His work finds foundation in philosophical studies and connection to various idioms of jazz music. He lives in California with his wife and family and is the director of supported living and independent living programs providing supports to adults with developmental disabilities.  For further information, please visit www.felinoasoriano.info.