BLACK VERSE

A Visit to Andalusia

Black Verse (Pt I)

To Ms. H. W.

Comfortable conventionalisms

when life is easy and art is difficult

and art that follows life

is as easy as what and who--

me and you

U & I

as black verse rhymes and rules after rap

and blank verse doesnot after Ferrex and Porrex.

Xanadu (Oflangstonhughesfame) for Blogspot.Com (April 2006)

Beautiful Brows

Easy End Rhyme

two darkish nights of moon crescent each

equals a chat with her month like a peach

featuring girlish brows in soldier's dress

talks and tells about fighting to a less

barrette neatly cut to hair and skin

tail carefully caught in Chinese pin

straight and tightly wrapped in uniform's code

she explains how life came to people's vote

she fell in love with a man in a clinic

and brought up the fruit of love's lyric

now and then she vows she won't ever fight

to carry on life to Heaven's highest light

Xanadu (Ofcamöesfame) for Blogspot.Com (April 2006)

(Thanks to Lisboa)

Young and Holy Is A Family

Clad in Roman speech and litanies

seminude out of fallen draperies

they show a baby to a world of grace

holding each other in slender embrace.

As large their posture as small there child

as rough the clothes as tender as it is wild

covered by graffiti of a new generation

they win on future from former foundation.

Silent as if hit by mystery and wonder

they find comfort only in trinity's yonder

as drawn to life's responsibilities

they await God's perfect abilities.

Xanadu (Ofvaticanfame) for Blogspot.Com (April 2006)

(Thanks to Lisboa)