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English Trees in Innocence

 English Trees in Innocence For Charles Randall Stanfield The broad-limbed trees of perished English years And centuries are witnesses to realms Long gone.  A duke or princess disappears While tallest peerages, the oaks and elms, Continue in their reign.  They spread...

There to Efface Himself in Ecstasy

There to Efface Himself in Ecstasy Religious? There to efface himself in Ecstasy he flailed about.  Yes, he tried Cocaine at first and, lolling in that sin, He won election victory as he fried His brain that way.  Of course he used plain Ole dope as well but somehow...

A Prophetess’s Eyes

          A Prophetess’s Eyes For Charles Randall Stanfield Her eyes were deep clairvoyant blue but streaked With selfishness, a kind of hate, that stabbed The hearts around her.  They were like the beaked Face eagles have when talons have just grabbed Their victims. ...

Who Needs the Islamic State?

Who Needs the Islamic State?   Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem “Severed heads: The green and orange Elysia marginata sea slug is capable of decapitating itself when its body becomes infected with...

Two Souls in One Body

   Two Souls in One Body With me an extra self comes.  He is gray, Not blond, just like a Troy Donahue Has been grayed out.  The PC’s bright array Goes dim as if a mist damped down the view Of Surfside 6.  This self hulks, wrinkled, in The background or takes over...