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Frederick Kesner
Frederick Kesner
[arqios] (28 August / St. Thomas University Hospital)
Frederick Kesner Poems
| 1. | The Meek Shan'T Inherit Dearth | 12/5/2005 |
| 2. | To Write | 12/5/2005 |
| 3. | One Child | 1/4/2005 |
| 4. | Spring! | 9/13/2005 |
| 5. | Should I Tell You Not | 12/1/2004 |
| 6. | Revelations | 12/23/2004 |
| 7. | Harvest (A Tanka) | 10/17/2005 |
| 8. | Rhymester, The | 11/25/2004 |
| 9. | Summer Moon | 11/26/2004 |
| 10. | Haiku | 8/24/2005 |
| 11. | Bring It To Me | 8/26/2005 |
| 12. | Acceptance | 4/16/2006 |
| 13. | Acceptance T(W) Oo | 4/16/2006 |
| 14. | Syntax Of Love (2) | 4/19/2006 |
| 15. | Tears | 6/13/2005 |
| 16. | Galateus | 6/14/2005 |
| 17. | Second | 12/28/2004 |
| 18. | Sit & Wait | 12/5/2005 |
| 19. | Valley Of Vision | 12/14/2005 |
| 20. | The Rains Are Over | 12/14/2005 |
| 21. | Out There, Today | 1/25/2006 |
| 22. | Beautiful Smiles | 1/25/2006 |
| 23. | Bukowski | 3/4/2006 |
| 24. | Morbid Toxicity | 3/29/2006 |
| 25. | Genuflection | 3/29/2006 |
| 26. | Beginnings (Revised) | 4/3/2006 |
| 27. | Simultaneous Toxicity | 4/14/2006 |
| 28. | Voice For A Scots Swan | 4/14/2006 |
| 29. | Tomorrow Together | 6/23/2005 |
| 30. | Seeking Beyond | 11/24/2004 |
| 31. | You That Have | 11/24/2004 |
| 32. | Shenni's Birthday Poem | 12/21/2004 |
| 33. | Preface | 11/24/2004 |
| 34. | Poetry Speaks | 11/24/2004 |
| 35. | Sadly Young | 11/24/2004 |
| 36. | Repoussé | 12/27/2004 |
| 37. | Odd Creations | 11/29/2004 |
| 38. | In Response | 11/29/2004 |
| 39. | Taking Up Arms | 11/29/2004 |
| 40. | Snow Song | 1/27/2005 |
Comments about Frederick Kesner
Best Poem of Frederick Kesner
Shot At Dawn
This poem does not condone desertion
nor is it a proponent of summary execution
or the use of capital punishment as a deterrent.
The citizen army of August 1914
saw in its time 8Million signed up
resulting in 750,000 dead
of this 300/3000 executed.
This is the tale of just one life.
Shot at Dawn
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At nineteen you were still a child
hopping off to an aggrandised war
filled with romantic and exuberant air
At nineteen you travelled over the channel
to Mons, by the Belgian border marching
there receiving ...
Ey
`
What left is there to say
Please linger on to stay?
Clear in the dark of day
Proof of a heart's dismay
Truth no soul can display
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Really liked mother mother
Deeply sad and moving
One of the the most talented and original poets I have ever encountered.Check out his work on youtube and be very very impressed
Hi Fred...your poem 'Snow Song' is such a precious capture...of thought...of mood...of feeling. In other words...this is good stuff...
Lare Austin
Hi Frederick...Your poem 'Third' is so very well written. I very much enjoyed it. Thank you. I would hope you might have a book of poetry in print...
Lare Joseph Austin