Extinguish my eyes, I’ll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I’ll go on hearing you.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: imagery, love poetry, mystic, Rainer Maria Rilke, religion, translation
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There’s Only One Natural Death, And Even That’s Bedcide Comments Off on There’s Only One Natural Death, And Even That’s Bedcide
Death by over-seasoning: Herbicide
Death by annoyance: Pesticide
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: dark humor, death, Edward Dorn, humorous poems, social commentary