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Greed, Greenland, Grok

Greed, Greenland, Grok Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Great Pan is not dead; he simply emigrated to India. ~ Sujata Bhatt, “A Different History” “And he shall rule them with a rod of iron” ~...

Music In Between

       Music In Between Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Mockingbird Song Video: Bird Songs Eastern North America-Northern Mockingbird Sounds Singing The mockingbird is singing in between The orange grove...

Wonderstatement

              Wonderstatement Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Poetic as millefeuille the sonnet tastes. The pastry is poetic as the flakes Instilled with pastry cream.  Our tonguing hastes Perfection’s...

Lick-sandals Christ

Lick-sandals Christ “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s.” The father of Renee Good’s husband says That she, like others, should have been much more Respectful to the man who killed her.  Fez Of Christ on pate, this pastor says, “For shore She should have jumped...

No Unholy Exhalation

 No Unholy Exhalation   Religious people don’t know how to breathe Because they’ve chosen not to breathe, not To let the world in, unlike those who breathe Both in and out. They breathe out only, hot Breath only, never any cooler air Or dryer air. ...

Wilma Singing Over the Florida Lagoon

Wilma Singing Over the Florida Lagoon Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When singing turn your voice this way and then The other, singing for all creatures you Might reach, not humans only, women, men And...

Who Cares for Ivory, Pink and Red?

Who Cares for Ivory, Pink and Red? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Aunt Ruby’s well brought up the truest pink That God had ever hoped for pink to be. The peach tree’s petals were not for her sink....

Light and Small and Tall in Meaning

Light and Small and Tall in Meaning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem There’s smallness and there’s smallness.  There is light And lighter yet.  A tiny, tiny foot Comes down and rests on dipper’s handle,...