Alexander Roussel has previously released more than a dozen
books – poetry, drama, short fiction, and a novella. Outside of his
own collections, his writing has been seen in publications such as
Talking Blues, Poets for Living Waters, and The Vermillion. He is the
founder and Senior Editor of The White Elephant Quarterly. A
servant of God, he hopes to bring glory to his creator through art –
in all of its many forms.
Fluffy white sheep,
Cotton ball clumps munching dumbly on the green,
Dewy grass – chew, chew, chew…
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Pink flowers wither in the desert stifling,
Coughing in the midday sun, begging for relief,
Calloused hands scrape the earth, slicing at green mounds
Peeking up from the scratching sand.
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Corpse-cold glare
Writhing with agony and hate,
Desires for concrete companions alone dowse
Unrivalled fury,
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Crystalline tower –
Has the hour already come?
White, grainy pillar –
Sodium chloride monument,
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