Tag: writing
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Visit to the national library
Ambulating as in a maze, keeping left Secret heart at breast Amulet below a dress AE in grand library, Theosophist Word his fist, artist’s emergence Song lips could have been a singer Clinging to a pen’s nib like a sinner Thin, square-chinned and influenced by Aristotle He twaddles along coves sandy implanting his impressions Lessons…
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OBSESSED
Puddled at own feet day’s end Evening disease day dreads dreaming Tree-threading breeze whispering secrets, slithering forth from Djinn sleep Strange things creeping below ocean cream, dead dreaming Knock boxbottom armchair arm to pop one Ox stubborn persist smoking despite doctor’s insistence stopping Coughing everytime I take a lungful Melville who captured best obsession’s gluttony.…
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Exams
Disgracing himself realm’s filth the lord of grapes come see what his followers sewn Examines what they have grown, appears to grow sad but says nothing Grape-hung gown hanging down like a wrinkleless mortuary drape obfuscating an obscened face Light beam injecting lethargic air with sentience Highlighting movement, corners highted irrelevant Trineing cloud lightning intellect…
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Ayindreaming Death
Late night, Satan’s time Larks latent, awaiting dawnsaying Creatures cosy in lairs Tossing turning, placeless noises weeping vixen Faceless, hinted vision opened window Chair scraping like chary stray kitten across kitchen floor when no one else is in, summoning nodules along my skin. Settling down Weeded of glamours, freed havocs Hammers falling on sky as…
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Art Urian
Before toilet-named Merlin averted Irish stone to Avebury Before Arthur wielded king blade a lake lady had given him He owned favour, loud céilí at Camelot Suffering also, even at breast, fakery and deception Arthur’s Lady Guinevere, fairest ere of Albion Heir to a holy holly king’s love, eloped with Launcelot In shaded glades graced…
Alchemisland 