Overmantle
...Bacchus confronts us in a shady place, A tangled grove, and he, astride a cask. Gross limbs and belly, small besotted face, And lips pursed to the uptilted flask. A buxom dryad, white against his...
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Categories:
uptilted, culture, dream, drug, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Portugal Fantasy Saudade
...All those talks we had, your breath smoky.
All those plans we had to someday meet.
And then I felt the fear turning my legs icy
while we climbed toward the sky’s craggy peaks.
Were you safe d...
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Categories:
uptilted, adventure, fantasy, feelings, journey,
Form: Free verse
Oh Daughter Mine
...Be proud of your scars
oh daughter mine
now a mother of children dear
Remember the time
they suckled your breast
gorging on the food of love
Worried lines on your face
anxious frown on your brow
a lo...
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Categories:
uptilted, daughter, love,
Form: Free verse