Decanter Poems - Poems about Decanter

Pointing Accusing Fingers

... total fiction

I heard the words repeated on the news
so sick of them that my mind rebelled...
"Doge's plan and Trump commands
the Constitution should be banned.
Hell to that Chief!  Th...

Not Worthy Of A Crown

...I’m not worthy of a crown,
not with my tongue wrapped in curses,
or my hands stained with gin,
toasting to life with a glass that’s seen
more dirt than decanter. 
Champagne flutes?
I’ll take a ...

Sappho Translations X

...Sappho Translations X by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 103c
translation by Michael R. Burch

… remembering delightful Arheanassa,
her laughter lovely as any Lorelei's …


Sappho, frag...

The Room of the Unrequited

...The Room of the Unrequited
By Roger White
    That evening, stillness permeated the lavender-scented room.  Dusk crept through the windows
smudged by oily fingers, The day’s twilight left a dull u...

The Hungry Stones VII

...I saw no one but felt a gentle nudge, 
As I woke up, she uttered not a word, 
But beckoned, gravity of time to judge, 
To follow her— wordless like a mute bird, 
I got up but saw no soul save wha...

Dormant Decession

...

I'm an ashen dove, 
fading in zephyr 
of wine valleys, 
saturating in fog 
upon enchanting hills, 
draped in 
grape-green silk, 
where fantasies of forest, 
sprout cynthia moon 
of a...

Won'T You Be My Dream Date

...Meet me on the other side with strawberries and wine 
take me on a fanfare ride, closer than the stars and moon 
Light the evening sky for me be my candle in the wind  
loose my senses mak...

Seed

...Seed 


I learned a lot from my past
And entwined into my future
Brought a mirror that reflects
My utmost gratitude and lessons
Like superior goods kept in a luxurious decanter
Walking by the...

Getting a Look At the Decanter

...sticky warm sanguine blood
reposing in Dracula’s crystal decanter
his bride terrified to ask whose it is
her parents have been missing for a week
his black wolf howls his displeasure when she get...

He Writes

...Sometimes he writes to her
upon a white paper moon.
The ink of his thoughts
dries to invisibility
as he folds the love-letter
into an origami model
of a flightless bird,
a creature now extinct...

Still Life Instrumental

...Allegro
Crystal decanter, wine in a glass. 
Tabletop woodwinds court candlestick brass.
Fine sterling service, stems in a vase.
High-tone enamel meets low double bass.
Pale yellow roses, peaches...

We Recruit a New Mayor

...Seven applied for the position of traveling mayor.
Glorious sunrise shined upon the eager new applicants.
Welcome splurge of information came forth rather quickly.
We appoint watchers to take note...

The Cemetery Ghosts of Turzanian County

...The old decrepit cemetery sits abandoned in the courtyard  
Whistling tumbleweeds roll, moaning and groaning out of perimeter  
Its an eternal hell hole for jackals,  sorcerers, witches and...

Three Blind Mice On Duty

...When I was only two bricks and a ticky high I wrote my first ever treatise

Three blind mice unbeknown to me highly philosophical not just to please

The Gods of poetry duty bound on their quest ...

Plucking Valour

...Courage is the pivot between cowardice and recklessness

harmony for the brave soul as reward for stout-heartedness


I used to enjoy pints of Guiness with a few drams alongside

shared my sor...

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