The Class by Thomas Page after Derek Walcott "Batten upon the bloodstream of the veldt. / Corpses are scattered through a paradise" --"A Far Cry from Africa" Standing near the theater's batten Looking nearly and upon The stage below. I get vertigo. The Dizzying makes the bloodstream On my neck swell causing … Continue reading Golden Shovel #8
Golden Shovel #7
The nightmare by Thomas Page after Saijo Yaso, translated by David Bowles "go falling into that hell / a hell of utter darkness / without even flowers" --Tomino's Hell Stirring nightmares make some go Find meaning in them falling From places that go into Interiors that Suggest greater, darker hell. Brimstone and broiling chains, a … Continue reading Golden Shovel #7
Golden Shovel #6
Fences by Thomas Page after Robert Frost "But they would have the rabbit out of hiding / To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean" --"Mending Walls" When I moved to Maryland, things were the same but The houses didn't have fences. Way back there they Would have fences around anything. If they would … Continue reading Golden Shovel #6
Golden Shovel #5
Against the night by Thomas Page after Dylan Thomas "Do not go gentle into that good night" --Poem of the same name Poems about your parents are hard to do Because it is extremely hard to not Come off in a strange light. Let's try to go To nice and pleasant places having gentle … Continue reading Golden Shovel #5
John Thesis #6
by John Page This truce was not really followed in intellectual discussions. Many upper class Southerners accused the North of being an occupying army, and they focused on their own suffering during the war.[1] Another aspect to this narrative is that the South had not truly been defeated on the battlefield.[2] They had been … Continue reading John Thesis #6
The Man at the Door
By John Page William walked down the hallway. The hallway was made of stone and well furnished. General James O'Mal was a wealthy man and maintained his ancestral home as per his duty. William had served with the General in the campaigns along the savage frontier. After the trolls had been pacified the then sergeant … Continue reading The Man at the Door
Golden Shovel #4
Good Friday by Thomas Page after the Book of Psalms "I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me" --22:17 This is usually read on Good Friday when I Am sitting in the rising Spring heat that can Slowly roast you. I can also count The number of people who fall on the cross … Continue reading Golden Shovel #4
Golden Shovel #3
The silent man by Thomas Page after Allen Ginsberg "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves" --"Howl" Catching up with friends is akin to when I Try to desperately cut a board with a saw Making no progress because I never had the Skills to … Continue reading Golden Shovel #3
Academy of the Heart And Mind 