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  Tahitian Light and Dark

by | Mar 25, 2022 | BR, RU, Ta

     Tahitian Light and Dark They called him “Purpure” because his hair Shone light instead of black like theirs.  It shone Of poetry, perhaps, or maybe flair Of charm. Their combination might atone For many sins and signally his spell Translated clearly in their...

Into Deep Water

by | Mar 25, 2022 | BR, HE, RU, ST

     Into    Deep      Water Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem In front of Brooke’s veranda stood a dock. This wooden altar offered diving height To deep blue water.  He could interlock With beauty,...

Uhtceare

by | Mar 24, 2022 | AN, MO, OL

                 Uhtceare . . . . .l He lies awake and not, awake but not In decent consciousness, more nightmarish His bed.  He feels entrapped inside a slot Of evils, waking worries, angst, garish In coldest heat.  This looms, sorrow before The dawn, in darkness...

White Orthodox Cathedral and Extreme Holiness

by | Mar 24, 2022 | RU

White Orthodox Cathedral and Extreme Holiness Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem A veil of little limbs obscures the curve Of daylight blue and stars of gold against The truest color of the sky.  The...

Cherubim Etched in Gilding

by | Mar 21, 2022 | AR, CO, JA, ME, PA

    Cherubim Etched in Gilding   Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem Back then world was filled with gold, gold skies. The angels’ wings were tiny, but they flew. Two cherubim in gold attract our...

There’s Lucky and There’s Lucky

by | Mar 17, 2022 | BR, RU, Ta

          There’s Lucky and There’s Lucky A girl with eyes involved with awe, and stroll Of goddesses, and heart that angels knew Who sang with Gabriel, would have a soul To offer to a poet.  She might view Him as a blond and blue-eyed rhyming knight Descended from...

“Mythical Land of the Ever Young”

by | Mar 17, 2022 | BR, RU

“Mythical Land of the Ever Young” Modern poetry  modern verse contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem “I can’t help feeling that he has been smothered and castrated, and there he is, quite different, and...