Desolation [Dedicated to Poet Bei Dao of China]

We are only Free
Because the hunter
Is far away,
(but he is coming)
The sun used to blind
His eyes—used to!
Should the prey, think
He is not pray
He will be bellowing
Over dray corpses
Trembling as the hunter wipes
The sun from his face.

Evil comes,
When freedom sleeps:
Comes with a frown,
And leaves with a smile, Vanishes in the creek.

Evil says:
‘Look at what I’ve done,’
He paints a picture
On a canvas for everyone:
To see, his …desolation.

#838 8/6/05

Newspapers
[Dedicated to: Ryuichi Tamura: of Japan]

I would think
Reading papers, newspapers
Would be hard on your system
IT”S ALL DEPRESSING
Misery loves company they say
Desolation, destruction
In the world everyday
Headlines, phrases
That sways a person’s eye:
Then sways a persons heart,
Ripping his nervous system
Apart…apart, apart!...
And then there is the
Financial page—where
Everyone seems to be
In a state of rage.
Reading newspapers
May not be a healthy thing,
Sensationalism-Yes
With not much good to say.

#839 9/05

Macchu Picchu—Sleeps
[Dedicated to Pablo Neruda: of Chile]

Macchu Picchu sleeps, amongst the stones and shrubbery (on a mountain peak], above, a world, that is bottomless; beside, the golden arms of he Ancient Andes. Macchu Picchu almost touches the sky; unhurried, she remains a symbol of a vague and vibrant time. Her wings now clipped, but not her pride!...

#840 9/05

Note by Rosa; Dennis will be going back to South America in October, for 6-weeks, but will of course be doing some writings, and he will be visiting more countries than Peru. And so, look for his new writings during the 4th of October, and the 19 of November. He will be giving a presentation of his poetry at the Recardo Palma House, in Peru, and perhaps at the Unversity Los Andes, in Huancayo; among other things. Rosa

You can see Dennis's books at LapidaryArt.com, or his site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

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• Birthday Messages


• It Was Not Me


• I Shall Wait...


• Give Me a Lily Pad & The Continuum [two Poems]


• Contract of Death [Now: in SPANISH and English]


• The Goat and the Rope [a Poem: in Spanish and English]


• Daybreak at Pikes Creek [a Poem]


• Blind Designs [a Poem] and a Note by Rosa on The Other Door