They Talk So Much On Death
They talk so much on death
as if to beg some pardon
and insulate in deft
concerns, so remote and close a demon.
They talk so much on death
as if were sharp precision
that might be closed in craft
quick hands a varied repetition.
They talk so much on death
to parry with distant season
as if familiarity of both
will make the rhyme the reason
They talk so much on death
with words invite decision
as if this blast of life's cleft
end, will fade in this collusion.
They talk so much on death
in rather too much precision
ignoring the fiercely boiling broth
of sensuous human unreason.
Streator, Illinois
1983
East Lansing Series
©1983 They Talk So Much on Death — Joseph W. Yarbrough
Reproduction prohibited without written permission.
as if to beg some pardon
and insulate in deft
concerns, so remote and close a demon.
They talk so much on death
as if were sharp precision
that might be closed in craft
quick hands a varied repetition.
They talk so much on death
to parry with distant season
as if familiarity of both
will make the rhyme the reason
They talk so much on death
with words invite decision
as if this blast of life's cleft
end, will fade in this collusion.
They talk so much on death
in rather too much precision
ignoring the fiercely boiling broth
of sensuous human unreason.
Streator, Illinois
1983
East Lansing Series
©1983 They Talk So Much on Death — Joseph W. Yarbrough
Reproduction prohibited without written permission.