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Neo-Romantic Indie Beat Poet
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Author: John W. Leys

Memento Mori (A Sonnet)

Went down the desert where the vultures feed On human flesh rotting in the sunshine. Pluck eyes, testicles, […]

October 13, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Sonnet

Four Haiku on the Seasons of Life

Ev’ryone alive Was born of their mother’s womb. Spring is in the air. We grow up too fast. […]

October 12, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Radical Authenticity

Allen told me, If you want to find your voice Forget about having it heard. Speak your true […]

October 12, 2016 Poetry

Dust to Dust (for Simon Wiesenthal, 1908-2005 )

Caught in the sacrificial flames That licked the heavens, Burned but not burnt Your brothers’ and sisters’ blood […]

October 11, 2016 Poetry

The San Antonio Stockade Blues

Trapped in a dream Running naked in the street When a Swahili speaking hunchback Knocks me off my […]

October 11, 2016 Poetry

Who Judges the Judge?

Moses on the mountain. Words of black fire on white Etched in stone by the finger of God […]

October 10, 2016 Poetry

A Bit of the Applause (For John Lennon)

You were the Walrus Then you were John You were the Dreamweaver And now, you are gone You […]

October 9, 2016 Poetry

Angels & Demons

A misty dream through which A terrible fond memory runs. The beloved one and his brother, Gifted with […]

October 9, 2016 Poetry

The Lighthouse

A solitary lighthouse, A beacon in the darkness, Searching the waters As the sky bleeds blue. Ships trying […]

October 8, 2016 Poetry

Jung’s First Dream

Written many years ago while reading Carl Gustav Jung’s autobiography Memories, Dreams, Reflections. In the green meadow behind the old […]

October 8, 2016 Poetry

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