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Kipper and His New Home

Kipper and His New Home Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Before we even moved, we thought of him. We did not think of death.  We first put in His cat flap.  This was not a loving whim. We planned his...

Cypress, Jasmine, Orange Blossoms

Cypress, Jasmine, Orange Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cypress tree that raises roots above Those swamps beyond the space port launch and far Away from gantries and gigantic shove Of...

Tiny Bits of Banging Boy Bullets that Betrayed His Bursts

Tiny Bits of Banging Boy Bullets that Betrayed His Bursts   His father’s blood and semen caused four sons Inside the woman whom he loved, loved, loved And loved.  His manly semen overruns All other genes.  The semen that he shoved Inside her womb filled all his sons...

Presiding Higher than Priesthood

Presiding Higher than Priesthood Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If you could be a purple pinion’s prayer, What words and incantations would you sing, What syllables would lift you into air Beyond — where...

Oliver in the Gaze of Elio

Oliver in the Gaze of Elio Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem They notice, each one, instantly, the first Few seconds of their meeting, not just young One in the eyes of older one.  A burst Occurs (well, two...

The Gorgeous Flowers’ Stamens are Sexual Organs

The Gorgeous Flowers’ Stamens are Sexual Organs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I used to breathe as if I had a bloom Between my teeth, an orchid made of dawn, A daybreak we have never seen, no doom In...