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Both Doll and Girl Have Hair of Jet

Both Doll and Girl Have Hair of Jet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The childless woman, How tender she is to black Hair on little dolls. ~ Ransetsu [Englished by R. H. Blyth and Phillip Whidden] The...

Ganesha as tRUMP

Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem …Ganesha as tRUMP Unlike the Hindus we do not yield prayers To heroes turned to gods.  Divinity We do not give the heroes.  More like heirs To made up gods they...

Death Be Taut, Proud

      Death Be Taut, Proud Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Death never can be killed.  If death could think That, it would be as calm as light, as calm As darkness.  Death could smell the faithful stink...

Young Donald   A Sonnet Sequence

    Young Donald    A Sonnet Sequence   Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Philadelphia on Cape Canaveral’s Sun and Sea Breeze My brother Donald, bigger, bolder, strong, Loved women just a bit too much, too...

Boy’s Daydreams

Boy’s Daydreams Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If Don had toys, they wouldn’t be those ships In bottles.  Toys for him would not be horse Or soldier, or those game computer chips Of...

Upstart Creator

       Upstart Creator Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You may not be the Godhead, but you might Be sensible, some Little Red Hen.  Make Your world a better place for some despite Cupidity and selfishness...