Lonnie Hicks Poems

He told me that
he had seen me
on the cover of a dime store novel;
that I looked a lot prettier in person.
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Death sat
contemplating suicide
while speaker after speaker
opined:
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One seldom hears anyone criticize Einstein, his views and work. I thought I would publish some of his critics.

First for a scathing review of Einstein's work and the history of E=Mc2 see the link below copy and paste into your browser.
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Summer kisses Winter's Hands
thereby warming them
as she takes her hair
and wraps him
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The warrior killed;
pulled the trigger
dropped the bomb
and when asked why
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The Angels gather in their millions
perhaps billions,
before the Altar.
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Blood is the color of my rose,
that's you
my flower.
Red rivers of it flow for you.
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In the Slavery of Irony
Illegitimate Nouns arrive
and the wall of Other erects
its own wall against
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Yes, the tears flow.
A President inaugurates;
Hope rises.
Faith renewed.
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I can not un-regard
I can not deny the sustain,
I can not over-refrain
acknowledging the kind gifts
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