BASE

i can be de base
or a violin-
dependin’
on what mood i’m in-
seven
is heaven
with Gabriel’s
seeds,
six
is a mixed
hell’s
Mephistopheles-
a bordello
Othello
with Mark Anthony’s
legs bestriding her ocean dew
supping
and tupping
his white ewe.

Strider Marcus Jones – is a poet, law graduate and former civil servant from Salford, 
England with proud Celtic roots in Ireland and Wales. He is the editor and publisher of Lothlorien Poetry Journal https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/. A member of The Poetry Society, and nominated for both the Pushcart Prize x4 and Best of the Net x3, his five published books of poetry  https://stridermarcusjonespoetry.wordpress.com/ reveal a maverick, moving between cities, playing his saxophone in smoky rooms.