Bio: Duane
Vorhees, now retired, has published three books of poetry in the last three
years: THE MANY LOVES OF DUANE VORHEES, GIFT: GOD RUNS THROUGH EVERY ROOM, and
HEAVEN. All three were put out by Hog Press. After spending three years in his
native Ohio, he has returned to Thailand.
IMPRESSARIO
Life After Life was the climax
for Jesus of Nazareth.
Before revealing his magic
he rehearsed on Lazarus.
He minutely choreographed
the entire three-day event
and timed the showpiece
perfectly
to take advantage of Lent.
The spectacle had everything:
pageantry, special effects,
dramatic memorable lines,
and passage from Death to
Next!
Of course it played to mixed
reviews,
loved or hated by the critics.
Some lauded the instant
classic
and others labeled it shtik.
AFTER DEATH, WHAT?
If reincarnation be real
I'll return as someone else,
and if resurrection be true
I'll just come back as myself.
It might be a grand adventure,
fitting out a trim, fleet
sloop
christened A New Identity,
sailing to exotic ports.
But there is much to recommend
the familiarity
of a comfortable prospect
from my worn house by the sea.
Life after life may be a lie.
The end may be the end.
Some day would have no
tomorrow.
No avatars. No Heaven.
LET'S
FACE IT
Sex is lacking in creativity,
like math and bad poetry,
but how many figures have been consumed,
how many rhymes entombed,
Clever and yet logical...
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