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Poetry and Poetic Prose. Creative contributions from our talented guest poets.
Alliteration is My Friend
Alliteration is My Friend
I keep my rhythm strict in time,
I make sure that my endings rhyme.
I write about…
Multitudes: For my American Wife
Multitudes
(for Anaïs and Marina)
One should start with your eyes
when describing you.
Jeweled pools for…
Mother-In-Law
Mother-In-Law
Part I
Hoary jokes about the Mother-in-law
Still make people laugh in the pub
While male…
The Bee Sings (L’Abeille)
The Bee Sings
(translation from the French poem 'L'abeille')
Hey, it's the bee that's singing.
It’s the…
A Vision
A Vision
A talented young poet
Rolls out her words -
Wave after wave -
Over a cold Capitol Hill
Her…
Don’t Pity Me
Don’t Pity Me
Don’t pity me
With my chronic
disease.
But pity those
who only have
rags for clothes…
Power Failure
Power Failure
Democracy hasn’t been a big success.
Since Athens empowered the demos
Its role has been…
Morning Love
Morning Love
Will there be Love tomorrow?
Any political conversations a little bit more genuine,
Men…
The Silence of the Night
The Silence of the Night
I wake,
my eyes still closed, and
listen to the silence of the night.
Your breath…
Three Words: I Love You
Three Words: I Love You
These three words are all we’ve got
To convey the force of love.
No matter which…
Autumn Mortality
Autumn Mortality
Autumn is the time of the dying leaf
I watch one waft gracefully
down to the surface of a…
Path of Journey
Path of Journey
As we know by cosmic quantum
nothing is new or old in revelation
freshness smacks of changes…
Words: Stay With Me or Go Away!
Words: Stay with me or go away!
Stretch my veins to catch a ghostly ray!
Oh, Jupiter! Would you please wait!…
I’m Your Favourite Dish, Taste Me
Your Favourite Dish
Go on, taste me!
The flavour of my skin
Let my body’s heady scent
Rise from deep within.…
The Leaving
The Leaving
You made a promise to be here.
But even that is over.
You were the parent that birthed me into…