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Mimnermus’s Saint

Mimnermus’s Saint Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A child is what I am. I cling to love And angel rank perfection. I live in A cradle, lancet windows up above Me. I am nave and transept filled within...

Amputee on Inauguration Day: A Sonnet

Amputee on Inauguration Day: A Sonnet Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Wrapped up in strictest red and white and blue The tight Marine snaps out a straight salute. His brute, square jaw imprisoning, and...

Lurking and Lacking

  Lurking and Lacking Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem There’s someone deep inside me who is me, The “me” who is my soul—or whatever— Since I’m an unbeliever. It’s the key, Though, something that no...