The Striven Word

Extra pages at a book's end prove that it is honest.

Veraj paĝoj havas molaĵon.

Rotting fallen fruit proves that a tree has grown.

Veraj fruktoj havas semojn.

Sour green berries prove that the harvest has passed.

Veraj vitoj havas dornojn.

Joseph's cry proves that Rachel had once been near …

The poetry anthology Under Every Moon by G.L. Francis uses the pigments of world folklore and nautical tradition to color a subtle vision of reality, full of spiritual depth and of the fantastic. The poems largely forsake traditional meter and familiar rhyme schemes, and the themes and references can …