tagNon-Erotic PoetryA Curtal Sonnet for Frank O'Hara

A Curtal Sonnet for Frank O'Hara

bygreenmountaineer©

"They transubstantiate him more and more.
It wouldn't matter, Lou, if he were Son
of Baʿal," Frank said. "Because their boy was flayed,
crowned, and crucified, the Jew baiters tore
down shtetls and ghettos, hunting Sanhedrin
chums. Ain't nothin' like a good crusade."

LEVITICUS 18 VERSE 22
~
A MAN WHO LAYS WITH ANOTHER HAS SINNED

the picket signs near Fire Island read.
"See the cute little tilde, Lou? Do You,
Mister Sun?" Frank said.




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by greenmountaineer06/10/12

Edit (Like Edna St. Vincent Millay, I'm always editing.)

"They transubstantiate him more and more.
It wouldn't matter, Lou, if he were Son
of Baʿal," Frank said. "Because their boy was flayed,
crowned, and crucified, God afraid dupes tore
down shtetl barnsmore...

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by Maria239406/10/12

excellent example

of top-shelf poetry without 10K words. Strong message in this one. Keep up the good work :)

~ maria

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by PandoraGlitters06/09/12

This is wonderful

Great voice in this.

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by tazz31706/09/12

SEARCHING FOR A HOLY GRAIL

and the one they had they did all those things. TK U MLJ LV NV

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by Tzara06/08/12

I think this is one of your best, gm,

and as I hope you know, that is saying something. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

Highly recommended on the NPR thread in the poetry forum (http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=2541 57).

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