The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

Argonauts Were Only Men, Yet Special

Argonauts Were Only Men, Yet Special The heroes sailed away and left behind, Unnoticed, Herakles — the greatest of Them all.  It is as if those men were blind. Was this because they knew too well his love Was different from their own?  Herakles was placed Amidships,...

Charlie McCarthies, All

Charlie McCarthies, All God isn’t a ventriloquist.  He’s worse. He holds us firmly in his grip, His hand Inside, more deep than heart or mind.  Averse To everything outside His Triple Band, He is especially opposed to aid In talking.  Throats impeded by...

I’d Bed You on the Golden Fleece, But…

I’d Bed You on the Golden Fleece, But… I bed you on the Golden Fleece in dreams. Romance is strong as Jason. Strong as love Is sorceress Medea.  Woman’s screams As he impales her rise so high above His gruntings that he almost disappears In nothingness.  A...