On first looking into CAT 3

This is my renewed rewritten and reviewed rendition of CAT 3, ‘On first looking into Chapman’s Homer” On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer BY JOHN KEATS Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fealty to Apollo hold.Oft of one wide […]

Shimmerwise

on new year’s eve BY EVIE SHOCKLEY     we make midnight a maquette of the year:frostlight glinting off snow to solemnize       the vows we offer to ourselves in nearsilence: the competition shimmerwise        of champagne and chandeliers to attractlaughter and cheers: the glow from the fireplace       reflecting the burning intra-red pactbetween beloveds: we cosset the space […]