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Wedded Love vs. Armpit Stench

Wedded Love vs. Armpit Stench Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem Romances sans Paroles (by Verlaine) has a “consistently high standard … and reflects his troubled emotional state over the rupture...

LONG YEARS

           LONG YEARS Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem “You can be free only with me, and I swear to you I will behave in the future.  I am sorry for my part in the wrong.  My mind is clear at last. ...

Éclats de Neige

               Éclats de Neige Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem “éclats de neige”~ Arthur Rimbaud, Illuminations Paul often thought a boy has splinters in His eyes, his irises, his pupils, light...

Bāneh

                        Bāneh The Zagros Mountains hold the city near In beauty.  In the sun it opens like A sunflower, bright and rich.  In winter clear Light shows the buildings.  Snow-sped sunbeams strike It into greater loveliness beneath Ice peaks.  In spring...

Painting as False Prophet in Acrylic

                Painting as False Prophet in Acrylic Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem The image in the bedroom looks out through The window, artwork gazing out As if a seer.  It does not see blue Of...

Occult Forces

       Occult Forces Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Blue bioluminescent gardens guide Credit: Kris Williams To shore some birds which otherwise might die. The currents and the winds make creatures...