Author: Richard J Tilley
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The Ontology of a Hummingbird
It is all a gambit Graduation gown A parody of arts and letters Burns on surrounded tissue Publish or perish Distinguished the water The sword of the king Withdrawn from...
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The Advocate is Gone
The rumors now are fading It’s more certain now than before the fleet torn curtains We have become accustomed To a man that is gone That is both forgotten and...
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No Tapestry
I have no tapestry Very seldom have I received that reward What little has been given to me Has been taken away My birth was the sound Of someone dropping...
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The First Lesson
The first lesson of Letting Go Is failure I am the center of the gestalt That is why I can’t see myself The center Cannot see itself The center is...
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Having All the Answers in One Moment
When I look up to the night sky I am seeing a reflection of myself And in that moment I am perceiving time And that is existence Therefore, there is...
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Lyrics Bob Dylan Forgot to Write: A Poem
All burglars All the time, Burglars left and right Burglars day and night He was a dare-dreamer He was a kick-whistler Hmmm
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Planetary Evolution
How to turn this idea Into a poem? That is, if it is a good idea. Do not all good ideas Have their founding in poetry? Dating back, to the...
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From the Port to the Moon
Seeing no god I said to the moon, “I am no leader How shall I survive?” But the moon was covered in clouds And not visible. “From the port of...
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Beams of Lonely Love
My equilibrium is not justified My path is not a token There are knots tied within And about the currents of space Where time does not allow me The misfortune...
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The Contempt of Loneliness
Loneliness escapes through the Wells of disappointment, demarked As stolen words on lost texts Where radio sirens play holo bells And remarks on stages Like Saturday calls and greets Its...