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The Male Skylark and Love

The Male Skylark and Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The skylark sings alone but not to be Alone.  He sings to find true love for then He sings above his chicks.  This male makes free With...

Paradiso, xx, 73-75 is Wrong

Paradiso, xx, 73-75 is Wrong Modern poetryParadiso, xx, 73-75 is Wrongmodern verse contemporary poetry contemporaryz verse modern poem contemporary poem “And the lark’s in the clear air singing.” ~ Sir Samuel Ferguson It seems, though only seems, perhaps, the lark...

Milton, We Have Need

Milton, We Have Need Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He lives in realms of poetry.  He sleeps When others are awake.  He writes when they Are having nightmares, nightmares in the deeps Of prose-filled...

Remember. Singing Goes on at Funerals.

Remember.  Singing Goes on at Funerals. At day-break the song Of the skylark is ringing In the midst of rain. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden The skylark chooses song despite the rain. The lark is dreaming of the sky when night And rain surround him.  He refuses...

Composition Ex Nihilo

Composition Ex Nihilo   Ah!  Singing skylark! The tail-end of the forest Lingers in dakness. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The larks embark on song while in the dark Of groves before these larks begin to see First glimmers from the dawn.  An unknown spark...

Love is as Strong as Death

Love is as Strong as Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason that the skylark sings and sings And sings and sings is since the sky is wide And high.  He thinks this means his song and wings...

Single-hearted Soul

     Single-hearted Soul   The skylark is a single-hearted soul, A Christian soul in that one aspect, pure In major key devotion, song its whole Obsession as its soaring, one sect pure In melody and purpose.  Shakers could Not in their dancing and their simple song...

Ultimate Black

          Ultimate Black Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The water’s sound turns black – more dark – black, black, The black of night before the thought of stars Occurred, the dark before all light,...