Paris Hlad : Writing

A Regency of Need

A Regency of Need

A Poem by Paris Hlad


A Regency of Need The essence of a poet is A regency of need That cannot leave Alone a thought That other thought can br..
The Equal of a Tree

The Equal of a Tree

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eThe Equal of a Treef An heir to life! An heir to death! The equal of a tree! I am that thing Of time, condemned! I a..
I Cannot Love Enough

I Cannot Love Enough

A Poem by Paris Hlad


I Cannot Love Enough Or The Pretty Places of Love I love things In degrees, it seems; I love things just in ways That find ..
Oh, Selfless Spirit

Oh, Selfless Spirit

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Oh, Selfless Spirit Once, in a time of solitude, I saw A trace of gracious teardrops on a wing Of satin black, imbued with beads of gol..
For You, Augustus

For You, Augustus

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eFor You, Augustusf (Remembering a Gentleman) For you, Augustus, Have grown old, Though golden is your mane And ..
Even the Sacred Sun

Even the Sacred Sun

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eEven the Sacred Sunf Some Lines Concerning the Bronze Age Even the sacred sun must die �" It is the way of things, ..
The Last Noel

The Last Noel

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Last Noel (In Memory of Cheri Denise) Not that she died, But that her angels Perished in the fray, While they ye..
This Spare Autumn Day

This Spare Autumn Day

A Story by Paris Hlad


eThis Spare Autumn Dayf Having witnessed the Beauty of Autumn, I Bargained with the Powers That Be -P- I ask no more than th..
The Seashell

The Seashell

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Seashell (Or Aging Is Not for Sissies) -P- I met an old woman Who was looking for seashells On a windy winter beach. ..
Vanity Beach

Vanity Beach

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Vanity Beach Or, I Am the Low One of the Sea, And That Should Not Much Bother Me -P- Today is a yellow day! Yesterday w..