The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

Pythian Boredom

              Pythian Boredom Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  It happens that the laurel is a bore, Not some divine symbolic thing.  Its leaves Are boring, near-sarcastic green, not more Than that all...

After Fasting Forty Eons in Religions’ Wilderness

After Fasting Forty Eons in Religions’ Wilderness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The time for certain songs is past for most Of us.  While having ripened, we have lost The need for certainty.  We cannot...

They Do Not Dream of Fur or Feathers

They Do Not Dream of Fur or Feathers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  Inside the rattlesnake she holds her nest. Not made of twigs it is instead her scales And then her flesh.  She does not have a breast...