Wilyem Clark : Writing

The Poet's Seat

The Poet's Seat

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


They took away the poet's seat Next to the Montessori school-- A simple stony bench just wide Enough for two lovers to bill in peace-- And dared t..
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Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Little spider, little spider, Why are you here? Why do you come back Year after year? Do you really catch buggies To suck on for food, Or do you..
Ghost Human

Ghost Human

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Ghost human again, I must snuggle with; Light as a feather, limp as a sheet, It is not its fault, It is a sheet. Ghost human again, I must convers..
The Hunted Poet

The Hunted Poet

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


I. Is it something in ink he said, Something he published, That frosts you over whenever he's mentioned Second-hand, third-debased, by implication..
Browning's Indifference

Browning's Indifference

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


"I never pretended to offer such literature as should be a substitute for a cigar or game of dominos to an idle man." -- Robert Browning, 1868. Dea..
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Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Drippy free verse platitudes Plastered inside our buses like ads, Cheery optimistic chirps-- "My Windowbox Garden," "The Kindness of Neighbors"-- ..
Internet

Internet

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Much is made of the Internet being The modern glory of mass understanding-- Locks pried off and secrets exposed To any odd bedchamber-bound voyeur;..
The Creative Life

The Creative Life

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


The Bard of Arlington dreams through his nighttimes, Toils in the mornings, Naps afternoons. His list of contacts is super-slim: A plumber, a dent..
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A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Ah, zephyrous day! How I yearn to copulate With the breeze, To have it spread my flossy seed across These fallow lands. It's not so easy of late t..
Rain

Rain

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Unclad, that is: umbrellaless, I walk out in the rain; Of niggling inconvenience I care not to complain. Instead, I'd like to focus on The dribbl..