-1Ireland

as a Metaphor for Poetry

Rhythm rolls over your poetry like green hills roll over your countryside, wet with words as the grass with the morning dew. Tend to your stanzas as a shepherd would his flock. And when the poem reaches maturity, carve it with the precision of a butcher, but drink only its blood. - Dean O. What is poetry like for you? Drop a line below in the comments' section and let me know. Help a starving artist! Share "Ireland" on facebook by using the readcast button on the left column. That way, I will be able to focus on writing you more quality content. Read more of my poetry, ordered by what I think is the best quality: 1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping (very abstract, so sit with it for awhile) 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings "i carry your heart with me") 10. Between the Mountains and the Sea 11. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan") 12. Daffodils Wither in the Sink(after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 13. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee") 14. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV") 15. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 16. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 17. For Brailey 18. The Mona Lisa and the Quran 19. Becca Walks like Rain 20. Love is Not a Heard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") Or read by my alter egos

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1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan") 10. For Brailey 11. Becca Walks like Rain

Sword of Religion
1. Between the Mountains and the Sea 2. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 3. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 4. The Mona Lisa and the Quran

Safe Imitation
1. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings' "i carry your heart with me") 2. Daffodils Wither in the Sink (after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 3. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee") 4. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV"') 5. Love is Not a Hard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") If you made it this far, congratulations! I love you. Spread the good word.