Orpheus Wore That Look
Orpheus wore that look of astonishment for the rest of his life How could he have been so thoughtless as to turn around? And…
Aesthetic
AESTHETICÂ
Poetry is what can’t be said
any other way
Verse is thoughts searching for poetry
8/23/2004 (from Cooked Oranges — image of creature by Salihah Moore, Lion of the Sea)
Categories: Poems
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