Terry O'Leary : Writing

Neverland

Neverland

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


NOTE TO THE READER �" Once Apun a Time This yarn is a flossy fabric woven of several earlier warped works, lightly laced togethe..
Forbidden Valley

Forbidden Valley

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Forbidden valleyTwin peaks arousing passionTulips on the tips
Boa's Ark

Boa's Ark

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


1. MORNING HAS BROKENThe men, in lines, tramp two by two(forgetting all the women who,preparing for a night of tricks,were painted with their flamin..
Alone Again

Alone Again

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Cold rains, wet and weary... seeping through the sky,spectres pass ’long side me... bent, with collars high,my visions are invisible and no one ..
The Harlot (2)

The Harlot (2)

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


While all night queens carve figurines in gelatine and jade,Behind a door and on the floor a deal is finally made;A painted girl with flaxen curl has ..
The Mighty Eye in a Brief Eclipse of Time

The Mighty Eye in a Brief Eclipse of Time

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


PROLOGUEUmpteen billion yearsBig Bang, supernova, gasBrief eclipse of timeGases swirling, fallSun and planets, water, gooBrief eclipse of timeAnother ..
Eugene, Eugene

Eugene, Eugene

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


1. Eugene And the Pumpkin PieWee Eugene's but a lonely boy(arrayed in cap and corduroy),has Jungle Jim (a ragged toy)and fancied Friends his only j..
Malimar

Malimar

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Inhaling, hushed, from hashed cigars my mind implodes in Malimar where Naiads bathe in caviar - I dream of dwarves and three-eyed tsars.The c..
Treasure for Maureen

Treasure for Maureen

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A midnight ship with silver sailsAnd hoisted flags with scarlet tailsIs whisked by winds of golden galesDescending from the skies above.And though the..
Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Stand straight for truth while in your youth and still within your prime,when aged, exude plumb rectitude to steep a l..