Thomas at Tea is the poetry and prose collection book from Chris McKinnon published through Scars Publications in 2007. On this page you can see a select few poems from this book (along with images that appear inside the book). For a full version of the book, you can order a “download” version (as an e-book/PDF file), or you can order a copy of this eclectic writing collection.

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Thomas at Tea, by Chris McKinnon fc









Tea set image from Scars Publications








Aliens bridge to beavers in Pismo Beach

Aliens bridge to beavers in Pismo Beach
Carefully cross a transparent ruler
Falling to a carpet sea

La mariposa posed on a fence










Tea bowl image from Scars Publications








Archangel flies to campus

Raptor great wings
Pull you
Through space

Water
Flies from your
Curved claws

Extended feathers
Slide up air currents
Chimneys of air
Push your flight lither

Red Eye, your portaled
Super visage
Skims the ground
Searches flower essence










Tea set image from Scars Publications








Chris attacked by poltergeists

Attacked by poltergeists
Crystal Nocht February 15th
At the window thumps and pings
Hide under covers

Naught drives them
Away in the cold
My bruders birthday

Small scream fright
Folds in glass contortions
Wrinkles in electrons
Made by sound

They’ll break in
With my truths

Tom sees
In the kitchen window
My god you’re a virgin

Sees Kelly’s Pennsylvania Deutch
Crocheted blessing
Will not keep poltergeists
Away in any guise










Tea cups image from Scars Publications








Being in love is hell O and other dirty words

Being in hell
O is love
For all its heat

Being in love is hell
O I don’t need it

Hells kitchen cookin up
Love slow and toxic
Blackjack mixed with cream

Hot hell fast
Hands get lost
Tongue
Great white blanque

Hope fghtn it out
Open mouth swallow in
Ouija tre chick
Fast lost stripped angular

Your finger










Tea cups image from Scars Publications








Bulgar in snow

Grows transverse
To hooded white stooped
Drawn over deer’s head

A small mound
Winter crusted
Slopes at wolf’s fur
Foot

Leg head
Drawn suspended
Lucid energy
Drawn tight

Unsprung bark










Tea pot image from Scars Publications








Great Green Goddess

Great green goddess halogen of spring
Shining light through dogwood
Dripping dressing
Green lichen damp sponge underfoot
Tramping through wood paths
Seeping into bog









Tea pots image from Scars Publications








Insubstantial breath

Insubstantial breath

Slowed
Whispers in your hair
Moving strands with air

Your hair stripped back
Fingers filter
Through tumbled
Locks

Your keys fall to the floor

Your mouth vulnerable
Lips press together
Tremble










Tea set image from Scars Publications








Laid down falling

Laid down falling
Under where

Dedonde in your lap
Lick your ruler
Sans transparent
Will you beat me?

Chess pieces move

Bark outside your office
Yip to let you
Know playful

Silver fur
Green eyes
(I’ll jump you
In chess)

It’s where you cut
The
Plant in water
Stones
Polished










Tea set image from Scars Publications








Love in the Key of G

Raven you sit
In feather light chair

Peer at transparent
Defensive Glass
Computer through
You see me

Correspond
Connect the key
Hit G

I climb through
The silver frame
In your office

Through that
Glittering stone

Luminous stone
That life motif
Overlaid with Gild










Tea pot image from Scars Publications








Love is thicker than water

Love is thicker than water
Water thicker in love

Thick water, love
Water thick
Love water

Thicker than is
Thick in

Love










Tea set image from Scars Publications








Amber Moon above Westminster

Moon in amber
Crimson sweater
Casts on English
Blood’s fair face

Silver wave falls
Passing through earth’s shadow
To your forehead

Earth passes
Between Santana moons

Shaman you are back

Fair face follows your shado










Tea cups image from Scars Publications








Sun in mourning

Rose petals scattered
On the grave moment

That turns in morning
The dying sun sinks

Beneath a blind shadow
A cloud draws
Over the kiss of ligh










Tea set image from Scars Publications








The goddess descends to earth in search of chris

Great green fat tender motherly goddess
Drops
Q100000 feet from white clouds in search of chris
Healing mother what a mother she
Searches stomping the earth in search if her daughter in spring
Fat mother healer maker sorceress beauty
Tears shed filling laughing chris with magic healing reversing her in time









Tea set image from Scars Publications















Thomas at Tea

Snow blows into his mug
Drifts pile round his chair

Mugs to right
A spoon for a shovel
Yellow napkin for a thermal blanket

Heat contained in his hat
Melts into the icy blue floor

Forms a heart-shaped puddle
A rose springs from the wet

I stoop the flower torches
Blazes in my breast.










Thomas at Tea, by Chris McKinnon bc