The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

Persian King of the British Library

Persian King of the British Library Extremely dark brown and curly, his hair Demands attention from the eyes and heart. It’s long enough to trap me like a snare At midnight where his beard becomes the part That emphasizes masculinity, Embracing finely drawn moustache...

Flight to Abuja While Thinking of Lockerbie

  Flight to Abuja While  Thinking of Lockerbie Encased in plastics and a metal shell, We hurtle through the night above a black Colossal continent of dark and smell The airline food.  The captain knows the track That we are following, or thinks he does (Unless an...

Banjul…We Are Very Far Apart

Banjul…We Are Very Far Apart I’m at the margin of your universe. In fact, I’m banished past the boundaries of It, out in outer darkness. I am worse Than lines sans meaning, meter, rhyme or love, So far as your concerned. The galaxy That forms the center of your...