Orpheus Wore That Look
Orpheus wore that look of astonishment for the rest of his life How could he have been so thoughtless as to turn around? And…
Q-News Interview / A Sweet Interrogation
(Page 56, Q-News, Issue 367, July 2006) Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore is American Islam’s …
A Little Mouse in a Hole
A little mouse in a hole in the house sings to the moon with the sweetest of squeaks Crows can only caw but caw…
Flower Shapes
Flowers in the shapes of cozy houses, fountains in the shapes of windows opening onto gardens, roadways over bridges in the sh…
Piece of Coal
The piece of coal that wanted to be diamond said to the earth: Press me. The succulent grape that wanted to be wine said…
Bars of Martian Light
Mars the thought of Mars within the very idea of Mars itself Mars draped in cloaks of blue roses Mars in an inaccessible place…
Review for Love is a Letter Burning in a High Wind
“Love is a Letter Burning in a High Wind” is certainly amongst Moore’s most spiritua…
What Are Feet For?
What are feet for but to go around the Ka’ba? What are eyes for but to look upon God’s House? What are lips for…
Some Moths and Scattered Flames
Intuitions and Enthusiasms on Language & Poetry: Luminosity YOU’LL SING A SONG You’ll sing a song from somewhere out of your d…