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Turbulent March and Hot July

by | May 13, 2020 | CA, SE

Turbulent March and Hot July In Rome the god of war and youth was Mars. This nodded to the young men who would die From March and onwards, or who grasped hard scars And heroism.  That god might imply Far more since he could not resist the charms His sister, Venus,...

Inner Sanctums of Hole-iness

by | May 13, 2020 | AN, BO, DI, GA, GO, GR, HE

Inner Sanctums of Hole-iness Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem The gods loomed more than superstars do now. The gods were more like legendary fire Behind a gilded curtain. They would plough A lad or...

The Descent from the Scottish Highlands and Luzern

by | May 13, 2020 | FE, ME, MU, RI, RO, WA

The Descent from the Scottish Highlands and Luzern Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem The melodies that go on long and fine, And long and long, without a gap or pause Streamed out from Mendelssohn. An...

What Really Matters

by | May 13, 2020 | DO, GE, HE, NI, RI, TR, WA

  What Really Matters Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem Heroic happenings in legends bear A factuality more sacred than Plain data. The cutting of Samson’s hair Is consequential to his threatened clan...

Beowulf as Instruction for Living

by | May 13, 2020 | FO, PO, TR

Beowulf as Instruction for Living Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem If only life, our stuttered lives, were like Sestinas or like Anglo Saxon lines Of poetry, each unseen ghostly spike Of caesuras that...