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A Twenty-eight Year Old Baker Boy

      A Twenty-eight Year Old Baker Boy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  We go to evensong and never think Of Tankerfield, not once.  The anthems rise More jasmine-like than incense — not the stink Of...

He Looks as Old as Hatred Now

He Looks as Old as Hatred Now Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  “Alas, poor Yorick”  “instruments of darkness tell us truths” ~ Shakespeare, Macbeth He looks as old as hatred now.  This scene...

“The Very Stones Will Cry Out”

“The Very Stones Will Cry Out” Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem       Contemplative are agates, geodes too, And also quartz within them.  All are filled With meditation colored with the blue Of...

Tropical Heat Meets English Poetry

Tropical Heat Meets English Poetry Together Taatamata and taut Brooke Spread open her vanilla orchid flower. While it was tropic pink, not white, it took His darker flesh invasion and its power. Its power spread open her Tahiti flesh And spread it, thrust it fleshy,...

Not Just Fame

          Not Just Fame Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem “Sherril Shell’s Byronesque reproduction of Brooke’s own devising (the one his friends thought revulsive enough to dub ‘Your...

Christian Love and MAGA

       Christian Love and MAGA* These Christians, when they see that church denies Their politics, decide to leave their faith Behind.  Their savior in this instance lies To win them, and their Christ becomes a wraith. He changes to a ghost of mercy, love, And Good...