Wilyem Clark : Writing

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A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Pickle-monkey's on my back, Gotta have that nummy snack; Homemade's best, but come a hitch, Claussen's spears can scratch my itch. Not just cukes,..
Desert Days

Desert Days

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Once more, a superheat enfolds us; We sweat like porkers roasting on a spit. The sycamores lose leaves, the cypresses despair Of ever greening out ..
Prevailing Climate

Prevailing Climate

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


We drift further apart Like the galaxies; Banish trust and respect, Welcome calumnies. There'll always be reasons Degree by degree To stoke a de..
Eremitism

Eremitism

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


What language infects these printed pages? It cannot be English, for those who read them Leave with a basic incomprehension. The stack of music I'v..
Arietta

Arietta

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Some of us are silent poets, And some spill guts on the guttered streets In ritualistic thoroughbred rants, In sonic booming decibel-bursts, Compe..
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A Poem by Wilyem Clark


All they want to hear about Is flowers and starshine and dreams. But flowers wither from being mishandled-- The heat of a hand, a lack of water; A..
Bonding

Bonding

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Assembling the libidinous accouterments Exhausts me, as I gird myself To go downtown Amid the flak and flagellations Of bus and train and shoes-on..
With Brahms in the Background

With Brahms in the Background

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


I'm always outbound While they rush inbound-- To work, to work, Ye suited jerks!-- Unmindful of admirers So casually encountered. One fancies th..
Ireland

Ireland

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Through the coils of airport security That remind me of the ancient glyph, The sacred labyrinth, We tread the track with humanity in its Full awe-..
Mr. H

Mr. H

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The old school purged my favorite teacher From our reunion's memory book; Gone, as if he never existed. A former student reported the man's Uncons..