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Mystics of Concord

by | Oct 13, 2020 | AU, CO, DA, EM, FA, HE, Ho, MA, NE, RA, TH, TR

            Mystics of Concord Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem New England thinkers mixed autumnal views With leaves from Homer, also Dante’s leaves. That blinded poet managed to suffuse The thoughts...

Would-be Dictator, a Reptile-like Surinam Toad

by | Oct 8, 2020 | AM, DO, PO, SU, TR, UN, US

Would-be Dictator, a Reptile-like Surinam Toad The President begins to sip his tea. He holds the cup, not daintily. His firm Two fingers grip the handle. His decree Has just been tweeted. Those who start to squirm Are not considered. Gazing out beyond The roses in the...

Closer and Closer

by | Oct 6, 2020 | FE, LO, RO, SI, TR, VI

              Closer and Closer Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Am I the vine and you the fence? I feel Perhaps it is the other way around: You vine—and I the mesh.  What would appeal Most, though,...

Na + Cl

by | Oct 4, 2020 | CH, LO, SA, SO, TR

                   Na + Cl A purity, a silver white, desires To bond with yellow-greenish chlorine; salt Appears in crystals.  Far away from fires, The point of this affair adorns a vault In darkness in a cavern.  Blackness blanks It out.  A wish becomes a zeal that...