Friday, October 13, 2017

The Sunday Poet: Dennis Daly

Dennis Daly





Dennis Daly lives in Salem, Massachusetts. He has published five books of poetry, and his sixth book, Pantoums, has recently been accepted for publication by Dos Madres Press. Daly is a former factory worker and union leader. Follow his blog at dennisfdaly.blogspot.com.

Tongue-Tied

Wait to say what one cannot,
Presumptuous of advantage,
Frozen in panic of forethought,
Abandoned, there appears one passage.

Presumptuous of advantage,
Of importance that never flinches,
Abandoned, there appears one passage.
Think not in feet, but in inches.

Of importance that never flinches,
Words hesitate in their pressing.
Think not in feet, but in inches.
The answer redoubles regressing.

Words hesitate in their pressing,
Break down into dread syllables.
The answer redoubles regressing,
Freeing the oracular muscles.

Break down into dread syllables,
Frozen in panic of forethought,
Freeing the oracular muscles,
Wait to say what one cannot.

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