After the Carnage
By Tom Daley
Venus and Jupiter colluding
in the cool tureen of the summer solstice.
And the killer with his pageboy haircut,
resolute as dusty jewels or red pepper,
the myrrh of his indignation
Tag Archives: political poems
spring cleaning
By Shereen Lee
i slept through most wars.
still, there were many knives in the garden
upon my awakening:
always ready for someone else to sharpen.
the streets were littered with bombs and an
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Safety Pin
– after Wallace Stevens
By Robert Wynne
I
When used correctly
the safety pin pierces fabric twice