Isaiah 62 Isaiah 62 No longer shall you be called Forsaken, Nor your land named Desolate. No longer parched, no longer damned, No longer flung like a stone in […]
River 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. […]
On Mockery (during the National Bird Count) 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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— […]
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 […]
Rural Silence Rural Silence How calm the polder plains. Birds shuffle at their leisure, Sky untroubled, though smoke trails rise. Abandoned buildings, it would […]