Lay Down Your Armor
Lay down your armor And play for me your precious lyre; And let me hear Your deepest dreams and frail desires. Lay down your armor And...
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By David B. Gosselin
- May 30
- 2 min
Spring Lilacs
I. One morning, I found Lilacs in the rain: The sun had fled, the birds had stopped singing, The skies were dimmed by gaunt and graying...
By David B. Gosselin
- Apr 26
- 2 min
The Spanish Knight — A Historical Ballad
Wa le ghalib il Allah (God is the only victor) —Muhamed Ibn-l-Ahmar, founder of the Alhambra Palace He rode across the star-engulfed...
By David B. Gosselin
- Feb 26
- 9 min
After Paradise
I watched the menacing cloud—the most obstinate I’d ever seen. It lingered there year after year—never moving, never dissolving, never...
By David B. Gosselin
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Fresh-Picked Roses
A rose is lying in the summer mud— The dew still fresh from when it fell last night. A phoenix sinks into a sea of sands— See how the...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Ancient Dreams
I saw a young bard, A prince sitting on An ancient divan, Plucking the strings Of his Dorian lyre. His dainty fingers Strummed the gentle...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
The Man Who Never Cries
The man who never cries is like the ship That never sailed or left the sleepy shores, Who’s never felt the waves of peril whip Against...
By David B. Gosselin
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Fairer Dreams
I’ve dreamt dreams fairer than my father’s dreams— I’ve dreamt dreams fairer than my mother’s dreams— Dreams dreamt by strangers stranger...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
Endless Dreams
I dreamt an endless dream; I dreamt my dreams had ceased. I dreamt the darkest dream; I dreamt of blinding light. I dreamt I was a fool;...
By David B. Gosselin
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man VIII: The Night Sky
Trekking among the steep defiles, Trailed by the sage, a young boy tried To use the dim-lit stars in hopes Of finding some path or some...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man III: The Climb
Who goes there, wandering About the mists and the rains? Among the alpine crests And mountains’ crystal streams? A Chinese mountain man...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Modern Dreams
The dreams I had have been forgotten now— The dreams I once believed I knew were true— The dreams I know will haunt me every day— The...
By David B. Gosselin
- Sep 16, 2020
- 5 min
Book Review: Fatal Women by Kevin Roberts
The poems of Kevin Roberts (1969-2008) are indeed an anomaly among the sea of “Modernist,” “Formalist” and “Contemporary” verses that...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
An Andalusian Dream
Over the sultry seas and snowy peaks, A rich and glowing sun appears, Creeping from out the craggy recesses And pouring through the...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
Book Review: Voices on the Wind by Daniel Leach
It is absurd to think that the only way to tell if a poem is lasting is to wait and see if it lasts. The right reader of a good poem can...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man VI: The Gorge
The travelers had reached a gorge Whose darkness they would have to breach. The mountaintops lay far ahead— “Such darkness has a lot to...
By David B. Gosselin
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man IV: The Mountain Wood
A sage and pupil made their way Into a deep and darkened wood. They searched and wandered places Where for years no traveler would. The...
By David B. Gosselin
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Chinese Mountain Man: The Phoenix
It was upon a quiet night As graying clouds raced past the moon, A sage and pupil made their way Into a deep and darkened wood. Among ...
By David B. Gosselin
- Apr 22, 2019
- 12 min
The Power of Metaphor
Contrary to the sundry definitions of metaphor proffered by school teachers and dictionaries, Metaphor is not some mere literary device;...