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Sacrilege

                     Sacrilege Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Philippians 4:7 The Choral Evensong on BBC’s Chaste programme had a hallowed Slavic tone To it.  The anthem carried on its breeze The self of...

E-scrapbooks of Holiness

     E-scrapbooks of Holiness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  The images consulted most are those Of love, well, lovers.  Highest in the search Are photographs where we and lovers pose. Clichés count...

Ritual and Stylization

Ritual and Stylization   Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  “There is no God and Mary is His Mother.” ~ George Santayana   “Some keep the Sabbath going to church” ~ Emily Dickinson   It doesn’t...

My Treatment of You is Far Worse

My Treatment of You is Far Worse Supposing that you wrote a new computer tongue, String codes, a new computer language, whole, From start to finish new, completely strung Out like a spider’s web from you, its scroll From nowhere else but from your mind—and you Then...

Twenty-four Carat Ecstasy

  Twenty-four Carat Ecstasy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  Envisage that you turn his eyebrows gold As Eros’ bow the moment just before He shoots.  Another heart is forced to fold In agony of love. ...