Worth more ‘real’ than life’s ‘illusion’

Worth more ‘real’ than life’s ‘illusion’

This poet parasite of grief Lives on the falling, leaf by leaf, Of life’s illusion, glad to see The nakedness of misery. He probes his pen deep down within, To make a sonnet of a sin. A Realist, revealing less Life’s beauty than its bitterness. Yet purer eyes than his...
A poet’s crown of thorns

A poet’s crown of thorns

Poet, you are the life of this life, and you have Triumphed over the ages despite their severity.   Poet, you will one day rule the hearts, and Therefore, your kingdom has no ending. Poet, examine your crown of thorns; you will Find concealed in it a budding...