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776 B.C. to 393 A.D. ; and Every Fourth Year: paired sonnets

                      776 B.C. to 393 A.D. The sprint, the one event, the only race Was solemn, sacred, holy.  Gods leaned down And over clouds to watch a handsome face Push forward to deserve the victor’s crown. No one, except those gods perhaps, could know Just how...

Shàn in Abundance

               Shàn in Abundance I know a woman in Beijing who cares. She cares for cats.  She rescues them the way The Buddha might.  She takes them in and shares Her tiny income with them.  People flay And eat them in the south of China.  She Protects abandoned...

Love that is Love

                                 Love that is Love “Then his folly is Pure madness, but his wisdom a philosopher’s” From the Phaedrus of Alexis,                            In Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae A giant book about gastronomy And wisdom—if such stuff can be...

Moving towards Painted Velvet Perfumes

      Moving towards Painted Velvet Perfumes The spring of white and pink is almost past. The yellows disappeared as well.  Now cream And purples, pale and dark, have come at last. The heats of summer’s green, green, green now seem As far away as perfect charity, As...

Trump Disregard

          Trump Disregard That man who dominates the TV screen Can dominate the world.  Cool Hollywood Stars manage much less power.  They’re far less seen Than TV guys or even Bollywood Stars.  Real reality is not as strong As highly rated reality shows. Charisma in...

Scaramuccia

                 Scaramuccia The masks that others wear cause more intrigue Than they themselves present.  At least a mask Involves some planning, though the poor intrigue Is often basic.  If your brain should ask The slightest X-ray question, you will find The most...