the early rising
the water falling Continue reading
Month: September 2017
Fair comment(s)
Looks like a fair
I cannot believe. Continue reading
So electrical (2)
Here we are on the edge — to leap or resile
into something new. Continue reading
A panel discussion for the next 10 years…
So anagrammatic
My literal realist (so irate) selects
recital reels, assails me with artless titles —
‘tart’, ‘sl*t’. An iota I’ll alter (retort: all lies!).
Take to the costlier cast; I’ll, the elastic.
Landscape with the fall of Icarus
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Because I couldn’t get
to the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels,
given the flights
and the season Continue reading
Is love still possible?
In some future time
when it’s all breaking down,
when stars fall like arrows,
can I come round?
Villanelle on historical relativism
It’s not hard to pull down a statue, happens every day.
Granite, bronze or concrete — it makes no difference my dear,
they come down quite easily, if there’s a will there’s a way. Continue reading
War of words
Roget’s thesaurus has more than enough synonyms for war in English. Here’s a few.
Wikipedia lists 59 active ongoing conflicts around the world, 14 of which have caused more than 1000 deaths in the current or past year.
War – what is it good for? by Edwin Starr (say it again)
Grandeur
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