Tag Archives: HISTORY

NÜRNBERG 600 (Patrick’s Cool Lament) .. .

Posted on August 19, 2026 by edenbray

.. . Nürnberg 600 (Patrick’s cool lament) .. . Nürnberg your involvement grows much the deeper, in summer sun or as cold winds blow of reparation: wild semesters cannot throw stained blankets over young, constrained voices . His voice though … Continue reading →

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THE DREAM OF GERULAITUS .. .

Posted on August 18, 2026 by edenbray

.. the dream of Gerulaitus .. . .. I dreamed of Vitas Geralaitusthe tennis starwe are but men and womenthat signify our presenceby the essence of existencethat may be told in termsof our appearanceon the high court for a seasonwe … Continue reading →

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RADICAL BEAT POET

Posted on July 13, 2026 by edenbray

radical beat poet .. .wherever dust settlesand the folded flag lays flaccidsprinkled with bloods of the innocenta partizan and his gunthe zealot in his zealpontificates of power rest easywho hold the bigger gunwield one thousand brave menand women in their … Continue reading →

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THIS BRITAIN (2021)

Posted on July 5, 2026 by edenbray

THIS BRITAIN (2021) THIS BRITAIN – 2021by edenbray.I woke one day in that dreadful season pulling wallpaper from the drabbest ceilingi heard the cuckoo in my head, a sound i’d come to dread and larks ascending anddescending to an unmade … Continue reading →

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FACING OUR HISTORY .. .

Posted on June 19, 2026 by edenbray
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NUREMBURG 5

Posted on December 12, 2025 by edenbray

Nuremberg 5 .. Unashamed tears, a tributary     rivers run grey without a sun     banners unfurled in cardamom     reflect an orphaned moon Nuremberg, your clenched smile     your rendered face stained     till … Continue reading →

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WORLDS in COLLISION .. .

Posted on September 4, 2025 by edenbray

worlds in collision .. . . . I reminded myself of a book I once read in around nineteen seventy one which described images of planetary chaos that fired me up to try and understand about the universe and later … Continue reading →

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DRAW A LINE UNDER .. .

Posted on September 3, 2025 by edenbray

.. draw a line under .. . .. . this Prussian green night scene where people never returning say goodnight to borrowed hope, turn on their down at heel, their autumn rhythmic murmur sleep long at the shoulder of the … Continue reading →

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ALCOHOL and IRONY .. .

Posted on August 23, 2025 by edenbray

alcohol & irony .. . ode to a bum on the street .. . i resort to alcohol what do you do to cope with atrocity moribund, culture shame i resort to alcohol what is your poison that you would … Continue reading →

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WAKE UP SUSIE .. .

Posted on August 21, 2025 by edenbray

wake up Susie .. . The world was simpler thenwhen Phil and Don strummed guitarsand Mahalia Jackson sang of love and mercywe thought we saw Gagarin’s shadow on the moonbut it was really blue cheese spread on pizza breadwith anchovies, … Continue reading →

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