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Beauties and the Beasts

Beauties and the Beasts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Jean-Paul Belmondo, Barbra Streisand, such As these hold up the hope that ugly folk Can be attractive, sexy just as much As Doris Day and Rock.  An...

Split Screen

Split              Screen Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Americans can’t stand an ugly mug In newsrooms.  Anchors and reporters must Be gorgeous, male and female, beauty smug In telegenic strength.  The...

Archaic and Immortal

Archaic and Immortal Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some words are mortal, dead in Tuesdays, not For use; yet other words, though nearly dead, Survive in poetry.  These wraiths are hot Because our hearts...

The Opposite of Bindings

The Opposite of Bindings Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Whoever sitteth on this carpet and willeth in thought to be taken up and set down upon other site will, in the twinkling of an eye, be borne...

A Trinity of Beauties Female and Male

A Trinity of Beauties Female and Male Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Where Lakshmi lies, see beauties all complete, Replete abundance and prosperity. She holds her pure perfection in her suite (Of...

Dead End Beneath the Sheenless Leaves

Dead End Beneath the Sheenless Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The nighttime darkness of the orange tree Is blackness in one branch.  The shine of green Is shaded to the grove’s anomaly. It metes...