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A native of Northern California, the poet Michael Eugene Cantrall is a graduate of Stanford University (M.A. & B.A. in philosophy) and Shasta Community College (A.A. in Journalism). Michael pens poems while watching the deer, coyotes, raccoons, squirrels, black bear, and the occasional mountain lion scamper around the Sierra foothills.

  May 2021     9 months ago

Submitted Poems 22 total

Bus Number Sixty-Four

Jim sat below the salt at any table
and drove a yellow bus for union pay.
But when the moon was out, he lived to play;
in bars, he owned the stage and every table.
He danced with every skirt and wore a sable
while others held their breath for...

– by Michael Eugene Cantrall

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Ghost Mirror

My ghost mirror tells me all I need to know
She whispers sweet truths
wherever I go

I hear the sound of rivers underground
Please do visit my darkness so unfound

Dear muse please stay
Please never go away

When I sense a crack in my roof...

– by Michael Eugene Cantrall

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THE THORN THAT DISAGREES

Dramatis Personae

Witch, Observer/Narrator.

Captain of the King's Guard - An unnamed member of Royalty.

First Knight - Authorized to perform executions by order of the King.

The King's Counsel - Chief Legal Advisor to the Crown.

The...

– by Michael Eugene Cantrall

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When I feel these fears, I sense the horsemen

When I feel these fears, I sense the horsemen,
who chase on chilly nights from dream to dream.
I hear their steeds seek within the shadows,
where embower'd air I breathe does flee from me.
When I do count the misery unleashed
upon earthly...

– by Michael Eugene Cantrall

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May My Wish Be Denied

Yes, a mistake of ideal proportions
not one small stumble into an unintended land
may we need to come back and do this again
when unworried by misadventures of attraction
that welcome such wondrous...

– by Eugene Michaels

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Well-executed end rhyme. Well well-defined rhythm and overall, a perfect elegy that should be read aloud to appreciate all the nuances of the word choices and order.

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The theme was provocative.

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