Monthly Archives: March 2009

Poem

Posted on March 14, 2009 by refugee

BE NOT AMAZED BY BEAUTY FLASHING Be not amazed by beauty flashing, By skeletal hands soothing a fever, The arthritic fingers of weavers Of tapestries. Lovers, curled together Before the marriage vow is fashioned, Are not amazed. The splendid whip … Continue reading →

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Reflections from La Mancha

Posted on March 12, 2009 by refugee

Where madmen ride Roses are more red & women pure, Hearts fall outward In a lively dance & need no cure. If logic need a cell, The mad go free To breathe the air, & whatever life They crave is … Continue reading →

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In Recognition of Deeper Things

Posted on March 7, 2009 by refugee

I have journeyed here to see, Not to be lost idly In my own thoughts. Red-shouldered hawks Whistle; my eye, Like an oar, locks On a dwindling shore. Water is a long poem Whose waves scan these rocks Where man … Continue reading →

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On First Looking Into Lattimore's Homer

Posted on March 7, 2009 by refugee

Keats, himself a five-foot epic, confused Balboa with Cortez, & bleary eyed Sat up all night with Chapman shaking In his palm. War-fermented ships cruised His mind until Ilion’s walls were pried Apart & Helen fell into quaking Arms. He … Continue reading →

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Celebrations and Bewilderments, An Autobiography: 1-2

Posted on March 6, 2009 by refugee

1 I am born With no rain to prophesy The way for my becoming The still house Leaning like ash Into the wind. It is no great birth, But it will have to do. Aunts & uncles Twitter with rumors … Continue reading →

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