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Monthly Archives: April 2024

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Last Plea


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 […]

Between Dream and Thought


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

It Does Not Cease


It Does Not Cease It does not cease—the passions, The nightmares, the monstrosities. I trace them, undone, Unable to grasp their babble. Twisted […]

Rural Silence


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


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


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


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...


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 […]

Jeremiah 7:18 and 44:19


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


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 […]