Tic toc

Tic toc

Time, relentless and hard
Sweeps me swiftly forward

Modernist Poetry

Modernist Poetry

Modernist literature is characterized by a break with traditions of literary subjects, forms, concepts and styles.

Song my mother sang

Song my mother sang

When babe in arms
My mother sang to me

Cries

Cries

We hear cries of children
Yet to be born

Russia’s war invading Ukraine

Russia’s war invading Ukraine

Monstrous Putin, bloody Russian dictator, wading in blood
Vile creature isolated in ivory tower using murder and terror

Thoughts on Modernist poetry

Thoughts on Modernist poetry

The modernist poetry movement has radically changed the rules in form, style, stanza, and rhythm.

Lion tamer

Lion tamer

Great Lionel was a lion tamer, bold and true star of circus, daredevil of sawdust ring Bravery second to none, hero renowned.

Kingdom of the Polar bear

Kingdom of the Polar bear

Superb hunter on snow and ice
Roaming frozen seas

From this side of truth

From this side of truth

From this side of truth
Lies fall twisted at the gate