Central California Poetry Journal

Volume 96 Number 1

The Poetry of Central California Page 6115

The Poetry of S. Preston Chase

S. Preston Chase was born in 1951 in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. He currently lives in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. In January 1995, he co-founded "Some Local Poets" which is based in Mariposa, California. Preston has served as co-host of "Earth Native/Summer Gathering and Centosis" and "Yosemite/Poetry In The Park." S Preston Chase began writing poetry in July 1989 under the influence of Venus, Mars and the new crescent moon.

Poems by S. Preston Chase may also be found on the "Electric Shards" page of The Central California Poetry Journal.

Still Life: Lichen On Granite

Now here comes consciousness
raising the hem of its skirts
In a smile--
& all we can do is wonder
about the approximations
of what lies beyond
There is no answer
no understanding
There is no title
no frame given
to this universe unsized--
There is no one "else"
(or otherwise)
This god/devil
is not even known to itself

My Interpretations Of Heaven

is not what it was.
I remember when I was little
Coming to Tuolumne Meadows
the old highway--
It was indestructible heaven.
God lived here. Couched in a
1950's Christmas
at home:
Shaking popcorn over the hearth
the fire a self contained world of mystery
The world so young
the first TV
The best of all worlds, --& everything.
God's kingdom...
Santa's summer playground.
Now I see it--
as finite. Fragile.
God passing, in memory
Long since passed away. Youth
replaced with the message,
"If we're going to come here
we need to come with heart--"
treading as lightly
as the angels.
Santa's helpers on their own.

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Copyright © S. Preston Chase 1996.

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