With lariats of laurels, tyranny
herds the clever and curious into
corrals of mirrors, shielded there
from what awaits the unclever, uncurious
outsiders left to bang on windows.
Dave Read
Order should be imposed on my poems, but isn't likely to be until I turn to carpentry, or painting, to carry me through the day. The display here is latest first.
With lariats of laurels, tyranny
herds the clever and curious into
corrals of mirrors, shielded there
from what awaits the unclever, uncurious
outsiders left to bang on windows.
Dave Read