I am Jack’s weakened resolve Confronted with the world’s wickedness I am unable to respond with anything more than ambivalence while the pressure builds I use terms I don’t understand to ameliorate the crisis Fascists make their stances clear the joke doesn’t go over so well among the already skeptical But poll numbers trump logic [...]
Tag: November 2015
Dear Friday…
Dear Friday, Okay! Trying this again! Love, Kevin (20 November 2015)
Drifting keys (A poem)
Sometimes instruments go out of key… When the key drifts in and out I get confused I don’t know whether I should be worried or annoyed or impressed by the persistence of someone who keeps on going long after the guitar has gone out of tune After all, what is that based on— scales set [...]
Dear Thursday…
Dear Thursday, And so it goes… Love, Kevin (19 November 2015)
Preview: Coffee Stains front cover
My next collection of poems, Coffee Stains, is well under way. Though I have already made a couple of minor adjustments, here is a preview of the cover: (19 November 2015)
Dear Wednesday…
Dear Wednesday, Calm after the storm. Love, Kevin (18 November 2015)
VRB50: a brief tribute
Had he not died five-and-a-half years ago, today would be my friend Vincent Booth’s 50th birthday. As a tribute of sorts, here is the album of photos I posted to Flickr four years ago, shortly after learning of his death: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lennbob/albums/72157627934913553 (16 November 2015)
Beneath the crown (A poem)
Trying something slightly different… Fetched far was the proposition Less of weight I felt as I waited for the results of wishes and work my way to come Sadly, there is no right of birth handed down from parents grand The facts of life are brutish and blunt rarely embellishing upon the tales of battles [...]
Day of the crescent moon (A poem)
Impressions and images from a Sunday afternoon, written quickly… Thumbnail in the sky beginning to melt Wingspans bloodied by evil scarred-over mistakes a long time coming Episodic ambitions carry over but never complete The second half is blanketed by clouds fit within a frame Scratches and scales points of vitae vis Arrangements fall out of [...]
Dear Monday…
Dear Monday, Another week begins… Love, Kevin (16 November 2015)