Poesy plus Polemics | Words of Wonder, Worry and Whimsy

Time 2020-09-13 15:04:26

Web Name: Poesy plus Polemics | Words of Wonder, Worry and Whimsy

WebSite: http://poesypluspolemics.com

ID:45163

Keywords:

Polemics,Words,Poesy,

Description:

The Dark Night by Alison Lawlordark night of the soullong running beyondthe marked momentscadenced by beats ofthe clock of the heartno orbit of planetswill influence timein the war betweenbodily pain and crueltortures of mindit can last for a lifetimeperpetual violencewracking raw fleshand blood placesthe sunless and airlesspink spaces wherelife should findsweet affirmationwhere body and soulshould reach blissfulconcordiumnonetheless here is thepermanent battle engagedpitting forces of spiritagainst vicious powers of painevery moonrise occasionsanother new skirmishenlarging the conflicta blooding of more and morecognitive acresmortality never more vividthan now in this deadlydark night of the soulShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on StumbleUpon (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Indifference, Year of Peril, 1944 by Thomas Hart Bentonwe are that specieswho numbers cadaversmore wardead thandied-in-their-sleepsince antiquity morebloody years rent withcombat or sufferingsiege than at peaceknowing war begetswar we make beautifulbullets from bonesto recycle their valorreconstitute sacrificecrumbled in gravesof both soldiers andcitizens lost in thebillows of battle-fogall of which pale againstwhole populationsentire generationserased by the wickedlypunishing swordflame or slavemaker’sbrandiron victory oftentakes into its handsasserting its dubiousrights of immoralbarbaric revengeoh the genocidesstaining each centuryback through prehistoryutter depravitystrangling humanitywith our pretensionsto power that mockthe theology vestedin principled ethics ofjus bellum iustumwe know the rightthing yet continuecontinue continueto do what we knowto be wrong leavingopen for all our blackbloodied millenniaquestions of whetheror not our apparentintractable flawsare perfectibleFrom my books Bullets from Bones and Legacies (vol. 1)Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on StumbleUpon (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... “Dome, Kiev” by Anna Sokolwrithe at the unseen lingering touchby Chernobyl fingers of Soviet handsdraw deep cleansing breathsexhale libertyover these broad ancient steppeswhere the ancestral horsewas first tamed to the bitand the burden of riderswhere breadbasket wheatsways in capital wavesover savory oilfields cateringmenus of sham independenceit’s time for that spirited bloodlinethose fiercely proud Carpatho-Rusynsto rise from repression andonce and for allplunge the dagger of freedomright up to its self-declared hiltin the slavering red hearted bear*******************************************(Originally written February, 2014 upon Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian Crimea)From my book Bullets from BonesShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on StumbleUpon (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 17,060 other followers

TAGS:Polemics Words Poesy 

<<< Thank you for your visit >>>

Words of Wonder, Worry and Whimsy

Hot Websites