Cold, Cold Hank (1924-1953)
...The saddest man you ever saw
Sang through his nose, his notes were raw,
His teeth were bad, his voice was flat;
Hank Williams wore a cowboy hat.
A hundred songs upon the shelf,
He loved us mor...
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Categories:
tritest, dedication
Form: Ballad
Faithful In His Fashion (1867-1900)
...Ernest Dowson was a singer of the saddest, tritest tune,
Of the fawning, futile love that poets blame upon the moon,
And his lyrics all were painted on the margin of the page,
So his water-colored...
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Categories:
tritest, art
Form: Verse
Faithful In His Fashion (1867-1900)
...Ernest Dowson was a singer of the saddest, tritest tune,
Of the fawning, futile love that poets blame upon the moon,
And his lyrics all were painted on the margin of the page,
So his water-colored...
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Categories:
tritest, introspection, life, nostalgia, passion
Form: Verse
The Tritest Song
...“Renewal…Easter,,,April love…rebirth”
Are easy, archetypal terms for when
Fresh shoots begin to green the thawing Earth
And fill with sweet clichés this poet’s pen.
At least I know what Spring is...
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Categories:
tritest, inspirational, introspection, philosophy, spring,
Form: Sonnet