Shoes
...Shoes
By Sy Roth
They could have been left in a heap
Soaring to the rafters
After the trains left the station
And after they had trod the blocks to their fate.
They could have been tossed w...
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Categories:
cordovan, abortion, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
The Arab Cavalry Ride For Locales Damascene, and To Freshen Anew the Long-Vanished Gardens Cordovan
...On caparisoned, filleted camels do they
Over the great, soft, tawny sands
Ride;
Unfurled flags and tribal standards flown amidst them,
In the very midst of them-
Of they, who astride great ta...
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Categories:
cordovan, adventure, allusion, analogy, anger,
Form: I do not know?
Thou Art:
...Thou art more beautiful than a summer's day,
Shall I compare thee in a different way?
Thou art more delicate than a butterfly,
With every heart beat, my heart also does sigh.
Thou art more ...
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Categories:
cordovan, love,
Form: Sonnet
Fire Engine Scarlet Red 12-31-11
...fire engine scarlet red
is the color of the fire fighting Amaranth dead
who hide there sinful Liability
as they wave at me
from beyond my walking concrete grave
to let me know, that my time ...
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Categories:
cordovan, death, education, fire, funeral,
Form: I do not know?