Ponderable polemics, poetic

WordPress site of poet Mark Lucker

poems about the new year

  • 2011 – 2012

    2011 “Give it a sixty- two, Dick. It had an odd beat; could you dance to it?” 2012.1 promises proclaimed vast improvements vowed compliance deferred 2012.2 January’s hope March’s actualities December’s ‘oh-ohs’… Read more

  • Auld Lang sign here, please

    Resolving, revolving promises made, kept, broken a yearly event spontaneously preordained commitments utterly devoid of promissory intent, overflowing self-mockery filling all potholes on the poorly paved road to hell Resolving, revolving nothing stays the same but the yearly promises to change though attitudes ingrained leave revelatory mandates estranged new year, old refrain Read more