Poems from 2016

November

children of terrorpast crayon drawings of plane-crash buildings,

October

After the FallI dislike Rome

A poembegins like this:

The End of TimeI sing unto the end of time,

LongingI long for things I've never known.

September

Why write poetryWarm smiles

Three RiversUntil the end has spoken,

Only BeginFor J. Alfred Prufrock and his admirers

Notes for Mr. PoundEzra, you've gathered the fundaments.

Child you are the waterChild you are the water — have you heard?

Another endingI guess this is the end.

If God Speaks, He WhispersI have listened long

The day is darkOh, the day is dark;

August

Valediction to ImagesImage of forgotten beauty,

The End of SufferingI've heard that once there was suffering.

For an Old LoverI held you in a dream-worn land

The bigness of the skySee that thing above us,

May

SongI have seen beginnings

April

PartingTime takes. We weep.

March

The AbsurdThe struggle for words and the urge for definition,

January

The Great Mortality (Famine, Death, Rebirth)We sow dark energy against our host

The ChoirBy silent seas we sit and sing

Scents of the DivineWonder is the pollen of belief,