Poems

Blasphemy–American Style Look, God, We’ve got a nigger here To burn; A goddam nigger, And we’re goin’ to plunge His cringin’ soul To Hell! Now watch […]

Flag Salute “I pledge allegiance to the flag”– “They dragged him naked “Through the muddy streets, “A feeble-minded black boy! “And the charge? Supposed assault “Upon […]

Grant Me Strength Give me the strength Of verdant hills Washed clean by summer rain; Of purple hills At peace when weary Day Sinks quietly to […]

October Prayer Change me, oh God, Into a tree in autumn And let my dying Be a blaze of glory! Drape me in a Crimson, leafy […]

A Boat on the Sea A BOAT on the sea, my boat, Eager and frail! Sweet skies, smile as you look On that fairy sail. Waves, […]

A Christ-child Day in Australia A COPPER concave of a sky Hangs high above my head. Vague thunder sullenly goes by With dragging, muffled tread. The […]

A Trembling Star “There is my little trembling star,” she said. I looked; once more The tender sea had put the sun to bed, And heaven’s […]

Oh, If That Rainbow Up There Oh, if that rainbow up there, Spanning the sky past the hill, Slenderly, tenderly fair Shining with colours that thrill, […]

Where does the Winter go? There goes the Winter, sulkily slinking Somewhere behind the trees on the hill. He caught a vision of sweet Spring prinking […]

As You Leave Me Shiny record albums scattered over the living room floor, reflecting light from the lamp, sharp reflections that hurt my eyes as I […]