portraits of red and grey

Screenplay Formality At the Copa The Reyarp (from a poem by Joyce, backwards)Privacy Mistake in Identity Truth On Vacation Back Again Two Hour Tuesdays terrified Waterfall Desert Snow Nirvana black ice Moment Summer Cyclist Rain my shirt Pony Ride in the Sky (poem)Piano Player Patience Patrick Stares Into a Dream Lover Message The International Southern Justice Shhhh Elevator Shopping Rendezvous Grey Beneath Sparkling Trees Silk Suspenders

Pony Ride in the Sky

Overture to Silence Sad Eyes Cat-Tracks Balance The Song of Wind-Blown Paper Insomnia Mirrors Poison Blood

Excerpts from Viewless Wings

Small Talk Sunday Afternoon L.A.Letter Bad Timing Traveling Approaching Thunder City Tour Bed Time Homecoming Nothing Welcome A Realization Peace Some Sort of Monologue Beach Floating Under Moonlight City Dweller Life A Place to Hide Emeralds Spiral Dream

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portraits of red and grey

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pays de leau

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Path: University (1985-1990) » portraits of red and grey

portraits of red and grey
(russia 1983 no gorby perestroika or hint of democracy)

"portraits of red and grey" is a long poem written during my university years to capture an 18-day trip to the USSR in 1983. This long poem was written over several months and submitted as the term project for an English course. Read on.

This poem is dedicated to my wife, Mary, with love.

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First Poem