Bannon cannons
to the dollar store
no Muslims at his counter
another stool lost a leg
to the Book of Kelly’s
illuminations
new White House Gospel
tied in decorative knots
of no more open house
no more divided mouths
no more lily white sails
in the fertile garden
of golden opportunity
c’mon
the sign’s in the cloud
the open gate
colors are rich
in our United States.
© Lavinia Kumar
Lavinia Kumar’s new poetry book, The Celtic Fisherman’s Wife: A Druid Life, is on Amazon (US & UK). Her website is laviniakumar.org.
Beautiful Walls And Statues
President Trump
tells me he is sad at the loss
of beautiful statues,
even though they are statues of people
who fought for slavery.
© David Bateman
Trump defends 'beautiful' Civil War statues
David Bateman’s most recent book, Shtum: The Stutter Poems (Iron Press, 2016), is available from Iron Press, Amazon and elsewhere. ‘punchy poems... told with wit and invention’ – The Crack Magazine.
Beautiful Walls And Statues
President Trump
tells me he is sad at the loss
of beautiful statues,
even though they are statues of people
who fought for slavery.
I remember too
how happy he was with his plan
for a beautiful wall,
a beautiful wall between the people
of next-door nations.
how happy he was with his plan
for a beautiful wall,
a beautiful wall between the people
of next-door nations.
President Trump
is sad now, and just a little angry
there isn’t more beauty
with which to dazzle the people,
the people he so loves.
is sad now, and just a little angry
there isn’t more beauty
with which to dazzle the people,
the people he so loves.
