D. J. Reddall

Joined June 2022

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I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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The Weary Wordsmith
A mute, condemning judge is the blank page Mocking pride and confidence, wordlessly Its stark stare causes every youth to age
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Princes in Private
Pity seems benign, but it is poison Smiling condescension strangles the soul Better invisible than looked down on Better a diamond mistaken for coal
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Exit Stage Left
Do not hesitate Follow the stage directions Exit gracefully
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Defending Dulcinea
She walks along the avenue all day Silent, determined and aloof is she About her, gossips have too much to say They speculate about who she must be:
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
The Flight from the Ivory Tower
Why do those who sought Restored, in-person learning Fly away from it?
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
A Falling Out
Autumn has blessed this ravishing trio Kissed their leaves with lips of crimson fire Turned their green chlorophyl to rich Barolo
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Decision 2024
Forget the future Who could possibly think that All is well right now?
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Desktop Daedalus
Wasted upon the young is callow youth I should have known the kid would screw it up! The trouble was I tried to do in truth
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
The Ballad of a Bison Sirloin
Searing makes meat produce morbid music Aroma a gathering of grass ghosts Toothsome texture of tender pages torn Each bite reads like a salty short story
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Waning Crescent
It is easy to lament the waning To bemoan the conquest of light by night We have made an art form of complaining Worrying spawns masochistic delight
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Rereading
Catch yourself reading Make that what you read; reflect What does reading mean?
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Divine Dionysus
Dionysus, twice-born and deathless drunk divine God of delirious intoxication Lord of the sodden and sweetly supine Your nation is imagination
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets