That's fine, fine writing.
Posted by Rob De Witt at August 23, 2012 9:59 AMBreathtaking.
JWM
Posted by jwm at August 23, 2012 5:10 PMI feel like a dope commenting "that's a good one!" every time you post one of these, but that's a good one!
You do well in that meter. Most of your best are in that--like the one about grain, with the Sumerian marked tablets imagery (I really liked that one).
I love the picture of the leopard: I've come face-to-face with that look and I only prevailed by letting the beast I keep off the leash I keep.
Really good; I'm gonna read it again.
Posted by Gray at August 23, 2012 10:48 PMCome at me, bro.
Heh....
Posted by Gray at August 23, 2012 10:50 PMGVDL, your mentoring and meditations in words and rhythms are disturbing, soothing, enlightening, addicting. Encore!
When will Volume 1 of your collected works be made available?
I wonder, are the beasts that you tame lurking in the lines of your fine poet's soul?
Posted by Jewel at November 10, 2014 7:20 AMGerard -- Some kinds of poetry are, to me, like abstract art. I need an interpretation, notes.
Mary had a little Lamb,
His fleece was white as snow.
Everywhere that Mary went,
the Lamb was sure to go.
I know poetry like I know stick figures. I read your poetry anyway.
Posted by Abigail Adams at November 10, 2014 1:55 PMAnd our companion cats and faithful dogs,
do we really know their nature?
Who knows for certain until one dies,
what we owe them, these angels in disguise?