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Rural Silence How calm the polder plains. Birds shuffle at their leisure, Sky untroubled, though smoke trails rise. Abandoned buildings, it would […]

Silence in the Circle It remains deathly quiet in Myriade, muses Marforio. The hearth-fire fades; Only two loud gentlemen shout, Tasting kidneys and […]

Trill Notes Who would not cherish a friend like you? Gifted with language, formidable in debate, Never too proud for playful jest. Crack and clash […]

Flabbergasted At first it seemed I could not recover— Stunned, flushed, amazed and baffled, Duped and nearly dazed By so many galloping thoughts. I […]

On Mockery (during the National Bird Count) Where lies the line between earnest and jest? (I note the trochee is the resident bird.) I confess I like […]

Between Dream and Thought Marforio speaks: After all these words you wonder: Are dreams the same as thoughts? Does the report of restless nights— […]

Last Plea I do not know how much time you have— No more than a few moments, A few ticks of the second hand, And it has passed again. Life is lived […]

River The Shield of Achilles The Cows The cows driven in gold and in tin: They long to move, eager to begin— Out of the stall to greening grasses. […]

Jeremiah 7:18 and 44:19 We women stand ready to bring her our offerings. We bake image-cakes for the Queen Of Heaven. Much honey goes into them. In […]

Rondeau of the Lord O Lord who seeks to scorch the human soul By tightening Your rule again and again! That You are brain-dead—we have known it […]