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Moon-filled Tongue

         Moon-filled Tongue Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  Elaborate the movements as the cat Performs his grooming in the feline night: He flourishes his head and licks his matte Fur into moon gloss...

Temples, Temple Oranges

      Temples, Temple Oranges Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  “Take the orange petals, Take the olive leaves” ~ Lorca, “Baladilla de los tres ríos” Some poet somewhere ought to write about The orange...

North and South

                   North and South   Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  Through the waters of Granada only sighs can row.  ~ Lorca, “Baladilla de lost res rios” The gondolier in Venice oars his way Through...

I Canali, un Pranzo, il Arsenale

        I Canali, un Pranzo, il Arsenale Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  The Romans, Japanese and Greeks once had A reverence, religious in a calm Way, quiet, for the clockwork things, the sad (The...

Saw-toothed Tapeworms

       Saw-toothed Tapeworms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Despite how giant tortoise-like the years A man may live, his pains outweigh that length And they are harder shelled.  They come with spears To...