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Oak Creek Canyon Echo

...I want to write dirty and convoluted, 
connected and wet
And in the mess of my words
Feel the stain run down 
Over the nice clean ordered objective, detached
From the structure you claim to know...

Categories: monocled, death, life,
Form: Free verse

On the Salutations of Ginsberg To Pessoa and Pessoa's Alvaro To Whitman

...Every time  I read Pessoa I think
I'm better than he is
Salutations to Fernando Pessoa-Alan Ginsberg
 
 Me, the monocled one, with my foppish belted waistcoat, 
I'm not unworthy of ...

Categories: monocled, appreciation, poetry, tribute, word
Form: Free verse

Oak Creek Canyon Echo

...(Written at 3:00 am on a motorcycle between Sedona and Flagstaff)

I want to write dirty and convoluted,
connected and wet
And in the mess of my words
Feel the stain run down 
Over the nice cle...

Categories: monocled, death, life,
Form: Ballad

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Pecking Order

...Three black birds
Feeding on my lawn
Display their different characters.

Rook is king
With murderous bill,
Strutting, marking out his manor.

Comical
Jackdaw hops about –
The cheeky chimne...

Categories: monocled, bird, nature,
Form: Fibonacci

Sir Patrick Moore 1923-2012

...In twenty three a star was born,
A supernova amateur
Amongst a galaxy of pros.
Self-taught, he’d gain respect from all.

His generous spirit helped the young
With finance and encouragement
Ins...

Categories: monocled, character, stars, tribute,
Form: Free verse

After Dali

..."How clear can art be?" Salvador asked,
"when surrealism is the order-of-the-day,
the order of my dreams, and for sale
at the gallery down one block and over two."

"Persistence - persistence al...

Categories: monocled, art, culture, visionary,
Form: Ekphrasis