one coffee plant sticks out while all others fade into dusk
Plantation at Dusk [Haiku]
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Failing Daylight [Free Verse]
i walked the rutted road in failing daylight & wondered what I might find when it turned to night & milky moonlight would be the only means to see & i hear the relentless chirp of a bullfrog that can't be seen because it's everywhere to my non-directional ears but still i look for it & i step into a puddle & my sock is squishy with each left step & i go home
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Blossom Finder [Haiku]
in the savanna, a butterfly finds one bloom amid the dry plants
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Hypnotic Limerick
There was an anesthetist / hypnotist whose patients could never resist. 'Twas the even drone of his flat monotone. Even the surgeon fell asleep in his midst.
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Ganesha [Free Verse]
Ganesha: Obstacles removed & Good luck brought All yields to the elephantine forehead & elephantine learning Seemingly immovable when seated, but I've seen you swing; hoisted by a crane & dangled out over the water But the pendulum arc was short & stiff & precarious: as if it might flip the crane -- every remover of obstacles must leave a detritus of past obstacles in its wake
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Hamlet Limerick
Eugène Delacroix (1855)
There once was a wavering Prince of Denmark whose uncle replaced his dad as monarch. The ghost of his dad said, "Kill 'em, my lad!" Too bad he took that stab in the dark.
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Lazy River [Haiku]
Helen of Troy [Limerick]
There was pretty lady named Helen whose beauty had all the boys yellin'. No arrows from Cupid; her glance made 'em stupid. But did her face split a thousand melons?
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BOOK REVIEW: Rilke: The Last Inward Man by Lesley Chamberlain
Rilke: The Last Inward Man by Lesley ChamberlainMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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This book surveys the influences on Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry, and makes the argument that Rilke was the last vestige of a mystically spiritual [Romantic or Romantic-esque] poetic line. Poetry was becoming more political and more influenced by nihilistic philosophies that eschewed inward investigations of meaning and self-realization, constructs that were seen as artificial and empty. Rilke bucked the trend, and while he did become an important poet, Chamberlain believes he paid a price.
The book discusses the influence of sexuality, spirituality, and artistic obsessions on Rilke’s poetry in great detail. It also talks about his life as an influence, both his family life (or lack, thereof) and the key years he spent in Paris. The last couple chapters tie the story together by clarifying what Rilke achieved and how it contrasted with prevailing trends.
If you’re interested in understanding more about the philosophical and spiritual forces impacting Rilke’s work, this is an interesting read. It’s not a biography, strictly speaking, but does unavoidably discuss Rilke’s life in some detail (though always through a literary / philosophical lens.)
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