The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

A Gay Ole Time in Daisy-Circle Hell

A Gay Ole Time in Daisy-Circle Hell “Why does your vision linger there below Among those lost and mutilated shades?” He asked.  I stared at him.  Was he so slow? “It’s obvious.  None living in the glades Of heaven or in Purgatory now Is nearly so...

Foucault Addresses Barraqué After his Death

Foucault Addresses Barraqué After his Death Invisible inside sapphiric blue, Pale beauty was the hidden man.  Your need To hide—conceal yourself, seek to subdue All revelation of your soul, impede Not only others but your mouth and hand From searching out your...

Barraqué Breaks Off Their Love

Barraqué Breaks Off Their Love The breaking off of love is not a small Affair.  It’s not like breaking off a limb That’s hanging from a tree.  It’s not at all Like breaking off the singing of a hymn Because the practice isn’t going right. It’s more like sacrilege,...