Articles by John Tustin

Poem

• Life Is Slavery (November 2, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...spoken by another wearing the same ragged clothes..."

• The Crumpled Rose (November 30, 2020) poem rhymed

  "...Distant beginning Approaching end..."

• A Quail and a Snail (January 4, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...With no need for swords or words..."

• Arrive (February 8, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...Like an ocean calmed by the moon...

• Paths (May 17, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...I fear what I will find..."

• Do Our Tears Haunt You? (June 14, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...Trying to scribble over what cannot be unwritten..."

• I Saw the Angels (July 12, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...They come and speak to me while I am asleep..."

• Melan-Collared (August 9, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...You loved me first..."

• Hidden (September 6, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...You walk the clouds above me..."

• The Buzzards Circle Overhead (November 29, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...smelling something now quite dead..."

• Brand New Tricks (December 27, 2021) poem rhymed

  "...I'm the tears in a lukewarm beer..."

• Contemplating Not Meditating (January 31, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...it's hard to argue with his success..."

• Shauna (February 28, 2022) poem rhymed

  "She says she wants to know me..."

• Petal By Petal (March 28, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...Branch by branch, bark and roots..."

• Jester (April 24, 2023) poem rhymed

  "...Not your partner but your clown..."

• Brothers and Sons and Us (May 29, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...A war on a foreign soil That they did not cause..."

• The Dam (June 26, 2023) poem rhymed

  "...I can understand the cheering when watching fences fall..."

• Shut Eyes (July 24, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...drink in the crystal darkness..."

• Her Crooked Mouth (August 21, 2023) poem rhymed

  "...too malevolent to be caught..."

• The Kings and Queens Drink Wine (January 22, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...Thinking about how much lovelier you are..."

• Her Hair Was As Black (February 12, 2024) poem

  "...Not contained by ribbons..."

• The Idle Boat (March 25, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...it seemed I had been on this boat for years..."

• Where Have You Gone, Confucius? (April 22, 2024) poem

  "... Why were you born, my child?..."

• The Foyer (May 20, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...your presence all about the room..."