Knife
...The mightiest of weapons
Forged by will alone
Stronger than steel
They cut to the bone
In contact with the very soul
In harms, befouls, cuts deep
When sung with love from mothers’ lips
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Categories:
befouls, poets, power, wisdom, words,
Form: Free verse
Avernus Underconsciousness
...The cypress trees at water’s edge hedge an entrance.
We circle senseless, aimless, wheezing from the stench.
We are unprepared for this netherworld mischance,
this lifeless pool without birds whe...
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Categories:
befouls, allegory, allusion, angst, evil,
Form: Rhyme
A Litany of Poetry Devices
...The truthful liar mesmerized no one
Even his most fervent followers fell short.
We watched his interchanges which seemed crazy,
And his bragging and grandiose plans abort.
His love seemed wrappe...
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Categories:
befouls, poems, poetess, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
The Witch and the Judge
...A Witch must confirm the Powers in her possession
Before performing an anticipated condemnation
The guilty Judge, rendered immobile and speechless
Wets himself, cowering, trussed and helpless
As ...
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Categories:
befouls, lifeevil,
Form: Rhyme