Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
"The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."
Wallace Stevens
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
1.
He smiles,
musing the white,
concupiscent curls
of his wig.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
2.
His family tree
is the epitomy
of parsimony:
King Cream,
Queen Sugar,
Grand Duke Vanilla,
and Grand Duchess Milk.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
3.
Iciness
is the favorite
of his narcissistic
virtues.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
4.
Some Caribbeans
celebrate death
with his gratuitous
freezing of the brain.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
5.
He regards
the heart's warmth
the deadliest
of cardinal sins.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
6.
His private daydreams
are tormented with thoughts
of vapor, freezer burn,
and the enticing battalions
of the neighboring
Kingdoms of Strawberry
and Dark Chocolate.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
.
7.
He gasps
with recurring nightmares
disturbing as petulant,
stubborn subjects.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
8.
But the thought of him
deluges the seared,
treasonous mouth.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
9.
The tongue,
in any
of its myriad
applications,
tops the burgeoning
list of his fears.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
10.
His subjects
cherish the concave
dangers of their spoons.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook
Larry D. Thomas has had many poems and several online chapbooks published at Right Hand Pointing, Recent publications include the Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, Southwestern American Literature, San Pedro River Review, and Concho River Review.
Larry D. Thomas
"The Emperor of Ice-Cream"
(after the poem by Wallace Stevens)
an rhp electronic chapbook