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“For Bonobo” (reprise)
“For Bonobo”© 2016 by Michael L. Utley I used to know a BonoboWho had a silly a grinAnd every time I’d say “Hello”He’d kick me in the shin I’d feed him whey and kidney pieIt made his tummy soreAnd when I’d tuck him into bedHe’d bite and scream and roar He played guitar and learned…
“Walking Tree,” a collaborative poem by Joni Caggiano and Mike Utley, published at LatinosUSA
Hi, folks. “Walking Tree,” a recent poetic collaboration with esteemed poet Joni Caggiano, is now available at LatinosUSA. Many thanks to editor Michelle Navajas for publishing this collaboration, and, of course, to Joni for inviting me to work with her on this piece. It was such an honor and a delight to team up with such…
“Fade” published at Manuela Timofte’s blog In A Love World
Hi, friends. My poem “Fade” is now available at Manuela Timofte’s blog In A Love World. I’m grateful to Manuela for continuing to share my poetry with her readers. “Fade”© 2021 by Michael L. Utley Dusk has fallen asStars scream heavenward and dovesMurmur mournfullyEvening-song has come and ICannot hear day’s parting cry Night blooms above asInsects whisper mysteriesAnd…
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