Dog Imagism Poems

Plough-lands laid on the right,
Opened to the strong winds,
Patches of the decaying moor with clumps of hedges to the left,
Abreast of oxen harrowing the fields.

The...

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No particular rhyme nor,
reason explains to boot
within mind of this (boyish
looking) ole coot,
why sudden flashback didst

kickstart metered metrical foot
when during bout with anorexia nervosa,
I did...

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AT  MINUS  ONE


Pin drop quiet
Feather white ground
Yesterday’s prints half-filled
We wend home
Arm in arm
Pointing out stars
Always there 
But seeming crisper
Just below zero


Then the corner
Hiding...

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An expert is a strange bird, 
That is often,
Rightly taken for the fool that they are.

The true expert however,
Has not been blinded by science,
Does not...

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If you're alive, accept the ups and downs of life
As an infant accepts its new name
Live knowing life is two faced a coin.

If you're married,...

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Already the month
     of August 2018,
     May never become 
     a je June'm
...

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VOLUPTUOUS OUTLOOK
Have you ever seen?	
the dark side of my face
If so, you would not aspire, my love
Take a different angle	
and look inside through my tempting...

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Moment of my heart.

With sunrise.
On the first light of the sun hitting my face through the window of my room.
On the sound of the first...

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 To forgive is like taking a plunge into a nightmare. Its worse to hold a grunge but I  may find a temporary solution...

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I wonder if somebody else mighta told her?
'bout the glitterin' facade of the brochure 
I wonder if anybody else coulda 
forewarned her
'cause steppin' in slippery...

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I slept with joy and woke up to find myself said, and tough, because I fail to accept the truth about my destiny
I always fight...

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The owls hoot nearby;

The screech-owl calls;

The wolves howl in the distance;

The beetles tap and tap in an endless charade

The cicada seems like it won’t give...

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There once was a soldier,
So loyal, so brave.
He fought a long struggle,
‘til the end, ‘til the grave.

The struggle went on,
For days, for years.
No end in...

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a chair is not a chair
until its sat on by human
sit on log and it’s a chair
sit on a pig and it's a chair
sitting of...

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during my birthday
many visitors came
a dog without a tail
a girl without breasts
a snake that bites not
cat without eyes, ears
a bird with no wings
driver without vehicle
baby...

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through a mud stained field
and thickets galore
mountaintops blue in the haze
walked through hayfield stubble
with a damp, faithful dog

I am anticipating Halloween
but thoughts dissolve quickly
in fields...

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Tell me, Mr. Dog;
What is your vocation?
barking without biting,
disturbing people’s sleep,
and eating bones?



...

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ALMOST   HOME




. . . . . the feeling of getting close to home, 
easy waves, rounding the point into Conception Bay after Baccalieu’s...

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To live a day safely in a city
where citizens must be echoes
and human rights are a fairy tale
but you want your mouth not pinched
your ears...

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I killed my friend,
I never wanted,
Do not see me cruel,
I did it for love.
We both ran naked
Under this influential shower.
No one uncoupled his lips
Against this...

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