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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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The Convention
There was a convention
Of hypocrites
That convened in redundant
Adulation
But he was not invited
The man of the Daring Deuce.
They spouted their
Aspersions
Redeemed their
Aspirations
Towering mediocrity
To dwarf the voice
That shatters glass
And mingles with
The blood of Earth.
No, he was not invited
But conveniently
Exposed
To ridicule
Behind his back
They laughed.
How clever their
Indignity
How infinite their
Reach
To touch the stars
One need only
Lower
The sky.
(Previously published in The Courtship of Winds, Issue 1, January 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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The Conversion of St. Paul
Caravaggio struck me
With a thunderbolt of light
Dramatic image in sharp contrast
Of shadow, bright color
Like life
Alive!
No dull mute of sameness to lull
Me to sleep in
Comfortable saddle
A burdened beast to
Carry me.
Note: This poem references the famous Caravaggio painting of the same name. To view the art work, check it out here:
http: //www.abcgallery.com/C/caravaggio/caravaggio25.html
(Previously published in m.e.stubbs poetry journal, Vol.2, Issue 2, November 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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The Dalai Lama
The Compassionate One
Whether he is the reincarnation
Of a particular soul or not is
Immaterial
He is indeed the reincarnation
Of an idea
That on this Earth
There is always one man
Whose heart is incorruptible
Who embodies what it is
To feel for others
To care when no one else
Will
As long as there is
This one man
To symbolize who we need to be
Humanity has hope.
(Previously published in Poetry Junction, Apr.2003)
Laurence Overmire
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The Dark Side of the Moon
Half-man, Half-beast
Centaur-like
He contradicted himself
Striving for moral certitude
Heavenly thorns pricking bovine loins
The blood of an unholy sacrifice
Dripping from unclean hands
Soiled in primitive earth
No washing of spiritual waters
Could cleanse a militant heart
Baptized in the fires of an ancient cataclysm
The primordial conjunction
Of misaligned atoms
Forever
..Colliding
....Spinning
......Counter clock
Wise
The unraveling of a
Disenchanted
Myth.
(Previously published in Harvest-Art, Feb 2002)
Laurence Overmire
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