Phillip A. Ellis
“A joyous bird soared
in the woods to pour
his joyous song… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Grow thus the flowers, ancient, fair of face,
efflorescences arcane, blooms to treasure,
grow thus the blooms unknown in ancient place,… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Though the passing ages find us
little more than chaff to spread,
let the winds that strike remind us… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Hummingbirds mark in joyous airs
his final place, shaded by trees
standing to the west. Under leaves,… ” (29 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“"If Poe wouldn't have been born?"
There'd had been no rapping or tapping—… ” (29 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“Snow on earth falls gently, gently falling,
Where more dark days lie
Eerie is the voice that calls all, eerie calling,… ” (29 September)
Opus 1638: An Ode to Clark Ashton Smith
Phillip A. Ellis
“Long before I drew a breath,
down to Death you bowed your head
as is deemed for mortal blood… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“My heart is as a maiden
who contemplates an ashen urn
upon a carven pedestal… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Diamond points of sun on sea,
glittering freely, seize the gaze
of a heart that plays its air… ” (29 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Forever is enough for sleep; shall we sleep then for forever?
Let us this day be as thankful for beauty… ” (29 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“For the devil there is no wind—
There is no breath, only a chamber
Where the blood between the highs,… ” (30 August)
Caro e Crystallo: un intermède saphique
Simon Whitechapel
“The goddess bent and closely kissed
Cold lips of sculpted amethyst...
… ” (30 June)
Dennis L. Siluk
“Upon the throne, of the moon—
Across the land, into the sea,
He treads: walks endlessly along… ” (30 June)
O dark archangel, fair as dusk
Phillip A. Ellis
“O dark archangel, fair as dusk,
know you not your kisses are sweet,
albeit fleet,
… ” (31 May)
Through the forest, the kiwi seeks
Phillip A. Ellis
“Through the forest, the kiwi seeks
for fine repast to pluck and eat
as drops of rain on fern-leaves beat
… ” (31 May)
Phillip A. Ellis
“I have been as fire
that furls into the wide air
and like gods inspires;
… ” (31 May)
Dennis L. Siluk
“The cypress blows over my grave:
O would I hide from you—
Yet I write. . . .
… ” (31 May)
Cold is heart and cold is hope
Phillip A. Ellis
“Cold is heart and cold is hope,
cold the darkness in all men,
cold is heart and cold is hope,
… ” (31 March)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Sing, O Thessalian one,
enchant my heart with your song,
sing me no right and no wrong,
… ” (31 March)
Dennis L. Siluk
“The Oarsman, at the oars
The Arctic winds: the galley,
Captain at the helm—
… ” (31 March)