Desert Knave | WritersCafe.org http://slow.writerscafe.org/DesertKnave The original writings of author Desert Knave en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775939522 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 To Leave the Tall Grass a cat-tales poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3131502/ Quite Slow to Forgive a poem written on a New Year's Eve http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3131500/ Those Overalls (A Tribute to an Artist) a properly Pavlovian poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3131326/ It Thirsts for Your Riot a poem about the Grateful Dead http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3131238/ Artemis II (Dark Side) a poem about tuning out http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3131237/ Only Truly Ever Easter a poem about Grandma G. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130971/ First Thing About Biloxi a sonnet about one of my lives http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130969/ A Mis-Justice of Carriage another poem for the sake of a spoonerism http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130812/ The One True Prize a poem about eyes in dreams http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130707/ At the Ave Maria a poem for a familiar ghost http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130706/ Putrefying (The Walls) a poem of dystopian "fiction" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130705/ Nothing Ever Evens the Score a poem about cheeks long-turned http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130232/ Cruise the Vistas a poem of That 70s Show fan-fic http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130145/ It Wasn't Thirty Pieces a poem inspired by a verse in the book of Matthew http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3130144/ Your Satellite a skinny sonnet about "science" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3129823/ As He Turned and Fled a poem written while watching "Cops" on TV http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3129745/ A Dangerous Passion It Seems a distich couplet (pardon my non-French) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3129053/ That Other Fury a poem about an angry person http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3129051/ To Live Without Puns a distich couplet about capital punnagment http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128868/ Glister's Not Found Here a poem about the drear http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128866/ A Cannibal's Mind a poem inspired by a movie http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128530/ Heeding No Siren a poem about staying the course http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128529/ Last Meteor Shower a poem for a friend http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128369/ More Ash Than Fire a poem about always being tired http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128280/ Even After As Long (As You've Been Gone) a sonnet about talking to a ghost http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3128279/ Sign It (Allegiance) a poem about obeying http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3127925/ The Whispers (Have So Much to Say) a poem about a certain type of day http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3127845/ B******s of the Digital Womb a poem inspired by sci-fil films and folks on their phones http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3127645/ Were You My Sabrina a poem inspired by a Bogart movie http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3127103/ Her Words (As Best I Recollect) a poem about a friend's philosophy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126998/ The Rhyme in the Air a poem in praise of lingering nostalgia http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126997/ Espouse (Synonym Roles) a poem for the sake of wordplay http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126642/ Hate Hitting Bottom (Without a Plan) Just a cynical poem about failing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126641/ When It Comes to Your Confessions ~ a distich couplet ~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126566/ The Perils of Perfectionism poesy-4-poesy's-sake http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3126415/ Will You, Oh Will You, Dear ? an attempt at an old-school overblown Valentine's Day poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125838/ From Everything That I've Heard a poem about profanities http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125750/ The Old Linden Tree a poem praising those first sips of tea http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125652/ Evelyn's Valentine a sonnet for Valentine's Day past http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125651/ The Grand Gesture a sonnet spawned by a song http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125226/ Uncomfortable (A Lament) a sonnet to symptoms of sleeplessness http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3125130/ What Else Would Someone So Smitten Do a slender sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3124941/ Sheila (From the Great Back-Then) a poem about a Miss and a miss http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3124370/ If I Could Only Be the Storm a thrice-abandoned poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3124194/ I Saw Red (But No Bread) another poem inspired by a song ("I Saw Red" - Warrant) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3124004/ The Reluctant Adventurer a poem as an aside / salute to a Robert Frost work http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3123935/ Marilyn ~ a distich couplet ~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3123715/ Groundhog Day 2026 a somewhat cynical poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3123713/ Your Kind of Crazy (Your Particular Fey) a poem of praise http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3123351/ Don't Need News for My Blues a poem about tuning out http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DesertKnave/3123251/