Existence
Behind the clouds in rain — existwith solemn songs I pass the timeand watch as fallen leaves decayas minutes stretch to hours, days with solemn songs I pass the timewhen […]
Clothing of heroes
From divine originsunknown or notsent to keep some orderto a Godless city. I the lion beastneither male nor female(yet my golden manewould hint at male)was said to terrorizeshepherds, farmersand scribes […]
Saved by her verse
Another budget cut would put an end to the old library. The aged librarian could not keep up with dust-moths, and with more silverfish than book-worms, unread pages kept disappearing. […]
The voice of the wind
What if I lived by the oceanwith a windwildly constant allowing a crow as large as a chairthat is really a ravenand I would listen for the voice of that […]
Moon’s suspicion
Under the moon-suspicious eyethe johns trail the streetsbetween dilapidated wallswith their red-lighted eyes they seekthe anonymous doorwhere a madam welcomesany man with moneyseeking the briefest closeness withher drug-addicted girls. The […]
