Monthly Archives: February 2012
“Murder of a Poor Man’s Love” by Zireaux
Murder of a Poor Man’s Love by Zireaux (an excerpt from Res Publica, Book Two) He said: ‘I loved a girl. A mark upon her cheek, a small brown mole, was beauty’s little match that sparked love’s tinder in my … Continue reading
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“Land Down Under” by Men at Work
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) “Land Down Under” by Colin Hay of Men at Work Traveling in a fried-out combie1 On a hippie trail, head full of zombie2 I met a strange lady, … Continue reading
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“The Ivy Green” by Charles Dickens
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) The Ivy Green from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o’er ruins old! Of right choice food are … Continue reading
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“This Poet is Docking” — The Final Stanzas of Res Publica, Book One!
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the Third 243. ‘Be serious, Arcady! A merry search is on for you, you know. And not just in New Zealand – no, the BBC, Fox News, Al Jerry – ’ ‘Al-Jerah’ ‘ – whatever. … Continue reading
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The “Leafy Light” of H.G. Wells and an Exchange with Susan Pearce
Thanks to J.G. Hammond, author of H.G Wells and Rebecca West, I’m able to offer another specimen of what I’ve been seeking, casually, over the last year or so — examples of H.G. Wells’s poetry. The following poem by Wells … Continue reading
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