Tag: poem

The One Who Remembers

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The One Who Remembers

She’s the last one alive who remembers. Her hair is grey and shining. And her skin is barely wrinkled, a rose-pink that’s also petal-soft.

Modernist Poetry

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Modernist Poetry

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

It’s over and done

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It’s over and done

A cancer patient on a rough journey through the treatment process and all those who traveled with him.

return to solitude

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return to solitude

For those who know…

Comfort

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Comfort

A snapshot of mental illness.

A Walking Detention

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A Walking Detention

The unnerving happenings to any neurodivergent student in school.

Pale Almond Blossoms

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Pale Almond Blossoms

Inspiration drawn from the stuff of life.

On Her Last Night

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On Her Last Night

A deathbed elegy.

A question

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A question

A poem about dogs, about the idea of dogs.

the devil’s fingers

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the devil’s fingers

a murderer
doesn’t realize

The Regions of America

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The Regions of America

There was once an admired branch of the US Government, epitomized by the title Supreme Court, but that doesn’t exist any longer.

Death of an Idea

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Death of an Idea

This poem urges us all to pursue our thoughts, our ideas, to their ultimate conclusion no matter how frivolous they may seem.

A Rhetorical Question

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A Rhetorical Question

A complicated response to a rhetorical question.

Kept at Bay in the Bay

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Kept at Bay in the Bay

One step out, not sidestep, from West Africa,
One firm stride, with full slide, into America.

malaise

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malaise

what is this strange feeling in me,
that gnaws on my marrow.

Anchors and Angels

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Anchors and Angels

How the wonders of nature and life can sometimes be lost in translation or even during the attempt to describe them at all.

Torture by Telephone

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Torture by Telephone

A tongue-in-cheek description of an annoying phone call