Wilyem Clark : Writing

At the End of February

At the End of February

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


This winter my condenser iced over And I could not liberate it until Winds from the south interceded To whisk away rime, sleet, and snow. The sod ..
No Other Will Ever Come

No Other Will Ever Come

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The days slicker by, and the obvious Must be stated. Upon pages past The foraging has been chronicled, And it seems no withery berries remain For ..
Elba Isn't Far Enough

Elba Isn't Far Enough

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Napoleon, ensconced in his plush estate, Has only to cross a moat to reach us, To raise his bugle and resume the charge. He's too too close to the ..
Social Intimacy

Social Intimacy

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Have we lost all interest in intimacy? Not the naked, prurient, sexual sort, But the formerly lush curiosity We once flicked out to trade, card for..
The Modern Novel

The Modern Novel

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


First paragraph: ten sentences, All but two without verbs, And the last a run-on freight train Of absolute phrases without an engine, That is, A ..
Dreams

Dreams

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Such luscious dreams, and so improbable, Where minor details are magnified And take on overabundant significance; Where niggling nettles, all out o..
Sedition

Sedition

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Nothing like a good old-fashioned Storming of the castle To shake the chamberlains from their naps. Perhaps now the pandering To insane revisionis..
The Day of the Rabbit

The Day of the Rabbit

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Accipitrine wing-shadows sweep the ground While the air resounds with screeches and squeals; The hunt is on! Beware, teensy mammals . . . To your b..
Anticipation

Anticipation

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


How slow the slink of time, of days . . . By now we should be used to them, These hours committed to introspection, But somehow it's unnatural To ..
Cats in the Freezer

Cats in the Freezer

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Just because she loved them so, Into the freezer they would go-- P***y One through P***y Five, Once they ceased to be alive. And when she had brea..