Franklin Pillsbury Poet Imagism

Imperial Night

Imperial night, your proud face sheets
 escarpements of history and space...
 All your dark volume encloses wells of roses
 wherein their liquid capes of blood
 reflect the school of living things


 Imperial night, eternity's black wine
 flows before your indifferent throne
 and petals all your shield of useless blooms,
 before which love has faltered, with nets of cast-off remonstrance


 Imperial night, time and all its freight of wasted joy
 will to the scalene fires
 and produce from their diagonal affections
 those blank flowers of wordless creation
 which adorn as they approach your disdainful sight





















 and petals all your shield of useless blooms,
 before which love has faltered, with nets of cast-off remonstrance

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Anne-Lise Andresen June 14, 2015 at 1:33 PM - Welcome to P Soup, Franklin ! - A poem that warms your heart or relieve your pain ... share your own poems here with us - Write poems and send it out into the world, I look forward to your next poem :) - // Anne-Lise :)

Poet Destroyer A June 7, 2015 at 11:34 PM Hi Franklin, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Skat A June 6, 2015 at 10:40 PM Franklin, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT