Putrefying Poems - Poems about Putrefying

THE AFRICAN WILD DOG

...Donning sable spots on buff hearts:
With all the resolve an’ brutality 
They pursue their prey;
Stopping at nothing but the 
Quarry’s final gasp for a breath 

They’re the pillaging African wil...

Lorca Translations I

...Lorca Translations I

Gacela of the Dark Death
by Federico Garcia Lorca
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

I want to sleep the dreamless sleep of apples
far from the bustle of cemeteries.
...

The Bone Idol

...[First posted in 3 parts. Intended novel: time never allowed]

Prologue
This,  Sir, is the prologue from before our tale begins
About the day our father did succumb to mortal sins
And lef...

When Deferred Dreams Become Blurred Visions: Apropos of Hughes's Proverbial Question

...What happens when rotten strange fruit…
	Hanging from trees of auction block wood
	Become stinking pieces of black flesh…
	Dried blood putrefying in murderous streets…?

	When crystallized tears...

Three Fewer

...The tabby slinkily strutted across the yard
fresh kill held loosely in diamond teeth;
a turtle dove, its tiny head bobbing,
to the lazy rhythm of the loping cat.
A flash of pink spangled collar
...

Listless Gaze

...transfixed
I stumble down
shifting halls of
my angst my
distress
a cold stale breath
stagnates and permeates
its doom
onto my essence.

beguiled
I entomb myself
in the m...

Depraving Thoughts

...he weeps with thoughts 
of depravation,
seeking wholeness as he
is chilled to his putrefying 
bones

mossy tombs surround
abandoned graves,
ivy stretches up rock filled
with decay

the rav...

Impregnable Fortified Donjon

...Alias indomitable invincible
Donald John Trump oozes wrath
inexorably plunging every species
of life toward apocalyptic warpath
mercilessly threatentens world
wide web promising bloodbath

val...

Hypocrisy

...Truth bubbling forth as from a mountain spring.
A gem set in gold resting on purple velvet,
“Better a smooth step than a smooth tongue.”

He rotates his posterior to the world,
While his eyes ar...

A Self-Tutoring Translation of Rimbaud's Final Version Vowels In Contemporary Terms

...A Self-Tutoring Translation of RIMBAUD's Final Version " Vowels " in Contemporary Terms

(" Vowels " (final version, without the definite article, with the poet's corrections)  in RIMBAUD Œuvres...

A Self-Tutoring Translation of Rimbaud's the Vowels In Contemporary Terms

...A Self-Tutoring Translation of RIMBAUD's " The Vowels " in Contemporary Terms

(" The Vowels " in the Paul Verlaine (first version) copy in RIMBAUD Œuvres complètes. Ed. by Pierre Brunel. Paris ...

I Feel So Old

...I feel so rustic,
The world being in such a haste
Than my normal pace of existence.
As sparks of thoughts form in my brain,
The time takes a giant leap,
And reflects on my novel thoughts
Callin...

When Deferred Dreams Become Blurred Visions

...(Apropos of Hughes’s Proverbial Question)

What happens when rotten strange fruit…
Hanging from trees of auction block wood
Become stinking pieces of black flesh…dried blood
Putrefying in murder...

Here We Are,Free Africans

...Through dark ages 
Through ugly ages 
Through pale-faced lanky ages 
We've crawled through the thorns of life and leapt fearlessly over life's hurdles. 
Through the gates and walls that caged our...

The Poet's Shadow

...I smile to the world
And enjoy the warm glance
That is returned to me!

I smile to the world
With a sparkle in my gaze
A sparkle having been placed there
On purpose
Meant to gi...

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