Wilyem Clark : Writing

The Rally

The Rally

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


We stood in the cold sun, Eight hundred thousand, defenseless, Except for the barbs scrawled on placards. (Wit is the sharpest tool In democracy's..
Social Media

Social Media

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


You'll never find me on Facebook, Twitter, or any such High-octane platform. Out there the mere individual Gets buffeted by galeforce winds Of ri..
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Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The base of my glass, Courvoisier-colored, Is shaped like a lug nut; I can turn it left or right, Loose or tight, Makes no difference to the tumb..
The Second Easter

The Second Easter

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The prophesy stated That once another Easter hopped around On bunny paws, with painted eggs & chicks & indigestible plastic grass, And pla..
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A Poem by Wilyem Clark


How did we ever find the other In this sea of anonymity? We both agree--it was kind of a miracle (You say God, I say dumb luck), And though the ma..
Crosswording Brothers

Crosswording Brothers

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


O handsome youth intent not in texting but teasing out answers from Sunday's clues on the train for five minutes, how I wish I could tell you I,..
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Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


�™▼�™ Winterbirds queue at the Pike bus stop in their quilted coats and knitted caps, and though it..
Illyria

Illyria

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


This sensualist novel is giving me fits!They call it a comedy, of course,Though a serious one--so much the worse.How could this book be describing any..
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Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The untethered Mylar balloon, Star-shaped party favor Held aloft by erratic winds, Skirted the tops of spindly trees. Catching an updraft, it as..
Fortune Smiles

Fortune Smiles

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Fortune smiles inconsistently On the talented and the inept; And when it smiles, sometimes benignly, Sometimes with malice in its glut, We think..