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James G. Piatt Dr. Piatt received his BS and MA from California Polytechnic University and his doctorate from BYU. He is a retired professor and the author of 2 poetry books, “The Silent Pond,” and “Ancient Rhythms,” 2 novels, “The Ideal Society,” and “The Monk,” over 535 poems, 33 short stories, and 7 essays. His poem “The Night Frog” was nominated for best of web 2013. His books are available on Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Something Is Askew Soon the scythe may swing…then The drapes will close in between: The fuzzy cosmology of broken Promises will be all forlorn…. And sadly torn: The bottom will be the top sending Prayers upward-downward to the Pealing bells that live within the sea’s Blue undulating swells: Translucent sirens will be singing In bodies, bare…so all the king’s men Will stand and stare: Hopelessness will call to the genderless Blackness as it calls to them, not their brother’s Keeper…with a soundless, rusted Beeper…it will tell of the scarlet mistakes Of the wailing rake, who fears death Clothed in clanging gold trinkets and Dislodged destiny: Then the stars swathed In violetness will echo the groans of frogs Croaking in the darkness of a splintered urn, Where shattered thoughts can never return, Something then will erode and die away… But, not them, hopefully, they pray, not today!
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