I met such a pretty flautist who bade me follow her: ‘What could you have to lose, my good friend?… Read more A Detour
Category: dversepoets
Dives* the Trained Dog
Dives the dog, on the shortest of leashes, bound by obedience to the strictest of laws, is a noble and… Read more Dives* the Trained Dog
Farmer’s Market
The Farmer’s Market’s here. Let’s get squash Or Belgian ale and succotash. O Farmer’s Market salesmen, please, This week I… Read more Farmer’s Market
The Mundane
I don’t like Their superstitious Old wives’ tales Of water Or of supposed Mother Earth. The Earth is Just… Read more The Mundane
A Delusion
Welcome back, my friends. Our play never ends. Ever. Here nothing forfends. Everything portends. Whether The sun soon ascends Or… Read more A Delusion
Theoretical Caccia
Theory without practice. It can never work . It is like a body with no skeleton. Life… Read more Theoretical Caccia
Up the Hill
When I was a kid in Queens Until just before my early teens There was a road called Up the… Read more Up the Hill
So Dark And Evil
When will the sun ever come out? It’s spring. It’s too cold and rainy every day. When can we at… Read more So Dark And Evil
The My Lai Massacre
It was Calley, Will Made the My Lai kill Of yore Civilians left still In a wartime Hell In War… Read more The My Lai Massacre
Eve, Cassandra, And Pandora At A Group Therapy Session
Eve: ‘I was deceived by a talking snake, And Adam was deceived by me. ‘Tis such a sordid state of… Read more Eve, Cassandra, And Pandora At A Group Therapy Session
