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Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 15, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

Sick Tiger

SICK TIGER The tiger dives at the window of her cage Her paws hang in the light, rough black pads. Skeletal trees cast black bars across Dead leaves, obsidian water...

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 31, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

SAD SONGS

It is good to play sad songs in the heat Light ripples the mirrored faces of trees Ages ago the day completed repeated Asteroids and comets streak the evening sky A...

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 30, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

big muddy

His libido wouldn’t let him be So Big Muddy on his gurney prayed Opened the grey exhausted craters of his eyes Stared at the big sky and let the die Cast across the...

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 27, 2020 in Poetry | 4 comments

World Upside Down

Would you like another drink A cigarette sir The monk in his robes is meditating Feet crossed on the tiles Chanting in the mountain valleys Smoke rising from brick...

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 25, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

Cold Blood

COLD BLOOD The stranger came swinging his vacant lantern Yellow globe in the night The dogs barked but the lock didn’t rattle The family slept and dreamt of slides and...

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 23, 2020 in Poetry | 2 comments

TIME TO CLEAN THE GLASS

It was time to clean the glass I began the work the work With great optimism But the stains grew darker Except the bright wing of winter And the scarlet pieces pierced...

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