Poems

Recurrence We shall have our little day. Take my hand and travel still Round and round the little way, Up and down the little hill. It […]

Renunciation Chloe’s hair, no doubt, was brighter; Lydia’s mouth more sweetly sad; Hebe’s arms were rather whiter; Languorous-lidded Helen had Eyes more blue than e’er the […]

Requiescat Tonight my love is sleeping cold Where none may see and none shall pass. The daisies quicken in the mold, And richer fares the meadow […]

Resumé Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well […]

Reuben’s Children Accursed from their birth they be Who seek to find monogamy, Pursuing it from bed to bed- I think they would be better dead.

Rhyme Against Living If wild my breast and sore my pride, I bask in dreams of suicide; If cool my heart and high my head, I […]

Rondeau Redoublé The same to me are sombre days and gay. Though joyous dawns the rosy morn, and bright, Because my dearest love is gone away […]

Roundel She’s passing fair; but so demure is she, So quiet is her gown, so smooth her hair, That few there are who note her and […]

Salome’s Dancing-Lesson She that begs a little boon (Heel and toe! Heel and toe!) Little gets- and nothing, soon. (No, no, no! No, no, no!) She […]

Sanctuary My land is bare of chattering folk; The clouds are low along the ridges, And sweet’s the air with curly smoke From all my burning […]