Poem: None of my own
None of my own by Patrick T. Reardon I packed books in boxes and notes in boxes and pens and rulers and pads of paper and photos in [...]
Poem: Ecclesiastes Road
Ecclesiastes Road By Patrick T. Reardon See and see: Each time passes. Journey is taken. River runs. Green brittles. Tall withers. Sun is blind. Blood dries to grit. [...]
Poem: Eternal
Eternal By Patrick T. Reardon Eternal, puzzle us, puzzle us clockwork apart and put us back together, create/re-create, Eternal, cycle us and puzzle us to ourselves, [...]
Poem: April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020 By Patrick T. Reardon I learned my ABCs long ago and know the dance inside darkness. Better to stumble and bang and crash [...]
Poem: July 10, 1981
July 10, 1981 By Patrick T. Reardon On this porch, on this cool summer day, when the moon is benign in afternoon sky, when birds [...]
Poem: “Family package”
Family package By Patrick T. Reardon I left my phone on the back seat of a taxi, and, when I borrowed one from a cornrowed woman, [...]
Poem: Communion of saints
Communion of saints By Patrick T. Reardon Under the red Christmas tree, she arranges a communion of saints. In the DMV line, a communion of [...]
Poem: “I was born in the desert”
I was born in the desert By Patrick T. Reardon (1) In the desert, I was thrice tempted. I was offered two stones to eat and five [...]
Poem: “Many Annunciations”
Many Annunciations By Patrick T. Reardon The first was a girl who dodged. The second girl wanted to think about it. The third fainted. The fourth [...]
Poem: “Job Oedipus Lear (David Achilles Othello)”
Job Oedipus Lear (David Achilles Othello) By Patrick T. Reardon Dung dark lone. (Lust flow betrayal) Bible Greek bard. King launches daughters to death. Leper badgers for [...]