On the Wings of a Fly
In the flower that wilts by the pane looking out On the garden that nurtured its bud; In the carrion sprawled over sparkling sands And the soldier that bloats in the mud Of the trench …
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Leviathan
A massive moon cast mournful red Upon the silent sea Where wandered, lost to land and hope, A pack of piratry. Aboard the Rapax they had roamedFrom Holland to Cathay,From Sousse to Santos and had …
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[ Once upon a golden never ]
Once upon a golden neverWas — or not — a perfect landTo whose shores the sea danced gladly,Gently kissed the blessed sand. In that uncorrupted nowhereMountains rose without a threatInto clouds that softly wateredFields on …
Lord Owen
Lord Owen lay in far Cathay Upon a spread of faded red With open eyes that didn’t see The smoke-clad snakes of ebony That coiled above his bed, For he was farther than Cathay. He …