Only Verbena Would Smell…
/I borrowed this from a short …
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The maid of my betrothed stood fully clothed,
her face away from where I entered in
so quietly, not knowing I’d …
By Ken Gosse
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My First and Only
/Who was on first, first? Who cares?
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Our first date wasn’t her first date
although it had been mine.
The same was true when …
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreHer Last Farewell and Testament
/Reminiscent of Carole King's 1971 hit, "It's Too Late."
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So many years ago when we were young,
in college, with like-minds we were among,
we broke up—she found joys in other…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreUnsociable Media
/What goes around, even in fun…
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A crude joke had been started for fun
about what someone did to someone.
Nothing new. Naughty fluff…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreMidnight Messenger
/A chilling tale, opening…
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Without a palindrome or plan
I grabbed a nearby spray-paint can
and rustic lantern, much…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreMasquerade of Love
/Base on Edmond Rostand…
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Though the body and face were her beau,
words he echoed came from Cyrano
who was near, but in…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreOne Dischanted Evening
/Stories one hears through the years.
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In college, they split by his choice, a regret,
since he stayed alone—self-imposed oubliette—
while back at her campus young…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreWhen At Night...
/Borrowing from Engelbert…
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I close my eyes but cannot sleep
while sheep and angels ’round me creep.
Though shooting stars don’t make…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreAdvice from a Gibby Moon
/The moon just happened …
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… rose gently as a rose
in darkness of the night,
demurely lighting my …
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreThe Hollow’s Head Man
/A Grim Start for the Reaper
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… an infant he nursed at the breast
of a harpy who’s fierce, feathered chest
seethed venom most toxic.
It’s not paradoxic…
By Ken Gosse
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