Jay Mandeville Poems

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1.
War Is Jealous Of The Bridegrooms

when war was first invented,
it was jealous of
the bridegrooms -
it left envious ruins
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2.
Hot Weather, A Zen Poem

Enduring hot weather
is like avoiding a visitor's call:
stay hidden beneath
Infinity's shade, keep quiet and still.
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3.
Robert Hooke, In A Spider's Eye

MICROGRAPHIA catches its prey-
a spider's fate enlarged upon...
a mini-drama commemorating...what,
exactly? The spider is 'small...
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4.
Deep

Deep are the woods
but for wit's wild sake
I'll change my shape
discard my hesitant
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Who killed the printed book?
Why and where for the answer look?

Not we, say the publishers,
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6.
Children Of The Midwest Sun

We are the children of the Midwest sun:
its light has weight, measured musical tones.

'Come along, ' sang Empedocles,450 BCE,
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7.
As Thickly Hangs (The Shadow Of A Pear)

As thickly hangs
the shadow of a pear,
as echoes strange
remain clinging to a wall,
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8.
One Naked Word

What is the nature of
this sacrifice?
Perception's doors pried
open wide...
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9.
On Looking Into Keats's Letters

This for certain, Keats has a temper;
he knows how to take it and dish it out.
Mark well when he warns us,
Keats will decode our doubts.
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10.
Barricade The Hourglass

The hearts of proverb covet
unattainable ideals.
May blossoms might uncover what
December will conceal.
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