Of Glory not a Beam is left
But her Eternal House --
The Asterisk is for the Dead,
The Living, for the Stars --
“Of Glory not a Beam is left” (1685) by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]
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Category Archives: poem
Jack-o-Lantern [Haiku]
the wobble & flicker
of candle flame animates a
face carved to stillness.
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Early Bloomer [Haiku]
the early blooms
are wilted; they’ll be gone when
the tight buds open.
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Deer [Lyric Poem]
In the forest, I saw a deer;
It sniffed the air with urgent fear...,
And then resumed its feeding,
Finding the threat of me misleading.
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“The Little Boy Lost” by William Blake [w/ Audio]
Father, father, where are you going
O do not walk so fast.
Speak father, speak to your little boy
Or else I shall be lost,
The night was dark no father was there
The child was wet with dew,
The mire was deep, & the child did weep
And away the vapour flew.
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Faux Ice [Haiku]
the low morning sun
burns through gray clouds; the
still lake looks iced over
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Black Mamba [Lyric Poem]
The Black Mamba is not black...
Well, it's black inside its mouth,
But if you're getting that view,
Things have definitely gone south.
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“The morns are meeker than they were” (32) by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]
The morns are meeker than they were --
The nuts are getting brown --
The berry's cheek is plumper --
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf --
The field a scarlet gown --
Lest I sh'd be old-fashioned
I'll put a trinket on.
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Rhino [Lyric Poem]
Away trots a baby rhino.
It's the smallest rhino that I know,
And, yet, if it trotted on your foot,
Your foot would definitely be kaput.
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Morning Glow [Haiku]
a bloom falls to earth;
lit up by the morning sun,
it glows… for a time.
