David Plantinga : Writing

Desolation

Desolation

A Poem by David Plantinga


Appalled by the strife, misery, And grief that made my children sad. I made a special barony, A place for everything that’s b..
Catafalques

Catafalques

A Poem by David Plantinga


Our undercroft had housed our dead Unseen, in gloomy sepulture. But pagan chieftains much prefer Barrows, where height can show instea..
The Fortunate Isle

The Fortunate Isle

A Poem by David Plantinga


suggested by Erasmus
Clacking

Clacking

A Poem by David Plantinga


Clacking belongs to hollow shells, And echoes stilled, and tongueless bells. Toys are made flimsier than tools, And sloth is banish..
Verbal Hankerings

Verbal Hankerings

A Poem by David Plantinga


A hungry alphabet will flock One word to several things. Taut meanings have diverged From verbal hankerings.
Malignancy

Malignancy

A Poem by David Plantinga


One of their neighbors is afflicted With a fell spirit, lost, and doomed To roam alone among the tombs, The spirit’s fierce, but ..
Somnolent

Somnolent

A Poem by David Plantinga


This sleep has sunk to catacombs Where dreams are dreaming of themselves, And where they slump to deeper shelves A dim and voiceless ..
Ellipses

Ellipses

A Poem by David Plantinga


Some planets flatten at their rumps. Some have grown a paunch, and not quite round, They wander from their orbital bounds. Ellipses bulge ..
Blumfeld

Blumfeld

A Poem by David Plantinga


I got the idea for this one from Kafka’s short story Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor. Those weird bouncing balls really freak me out, like someth..
poem #19

poem #19

A Poem by David Plantinga


Desiccated youth has bones like cork, So porous strong in cells. Lost time perfuses emptiness. And heavy dolor quells.