Keep What Holds the Light Unbroken

The Gleb on a Gnat’s Vesicle
— After Donne.

How do we rue you, cunning tongue?
Grant us, sir, spit out a lung.
Perdition’s grease fire. Odium’s pimp.
Perversity’s pal. Plague’s piece of tail.
Malice engorged. Enormity in a suit.
Torrent of keening. Badmouth bard.
Punch down, PUNCH HARD!

Swervy weaver. Voyeur warrior.
Randy prancer. Double downer.
Pope of payback. FULMINATOR!
Pulling woolster. Sharp practitioner.
Dirty trickster. Spurning truther.
Crimson wattle. Rights reneger.
Dodge disaster. CASTIGATOR!

Hustle’s apostle. Carnage’s barker.
Deferment’s dandy. Decency’s bruise.
Putter’s potentate. Pageant’s peepster.
Casino’s crap shot. Crypto’s mule.
Columbia’s thorn. Liberty’s blindfold.
Spurred heel. Sultan of feel.
Man of steal. HELL OF A DEAL!

About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.

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