“From the Unknown” – Poem by BW Derge from “Pillars of Salt, Book One: The Vultures of Orpheus” – written in 2005
Tag: death
Death gets us all in the end. Here are poems and prose by BW Derge that mentions death. I want my tombstone to say “Who’s Healthy Now??”
Poetry Writing
A Silly Dream – Everywhere But Elsewhere
“A Silly Dream” – Poem by BW Derge from “Everywhere But Elsewhere” – written in 2010
Poetry Writing
The Mechanical Afterglow of Humankind
“Mechanical Afterglow” – Poem by BW Derge from “Mars Jazz” – written in 2013
Fiction Prose Writing
An Excuse for Melancholy, in Three Parts
Short story written in 2024 by BW Derge, “An Excuse for Melancholy (In Three Parts)” – with part 1, The Incident in the Woods – Part 2, Let’s Discuss Over Some Tea – and Part 3, Reunification –
Poetry Writing
Life as a Game of Tetris
“Life as a Game of Tetris” – Poem by BW Derge from “Paradox Locked” – written in 2018
Poetry Writing
Death is a Beautiful Gift from the Stars
“A Beautiful Gift” – Poem by BW Derge from “The Sun Will Eat You, Too” – written in 2021
Fiction Prose Writing
Another Paradigm of Gravitational Material
From “Remember Me, Nothing” chapter Fourteen “Another Paradigm of Gravitational Material”
Poetry Writing
Swallow a Soul – Therapeutic Uses of Swallowing a Soul
“Swallow a Soul” – Poem by BW Derge from “A Doomed, Faceless, Abstract Idea Presented Through the Medium of Poetry” – written in 2005 at St. John’s at Prospect Hall in Frederick, MD – studying creative writing and the therapeutic uses of swallowing a soul
Fiction Prose Writing
A Vision of the Future: Your Automated Death Sentence
Short story by BW Derge, written in 2024 – A vision of the future where everything has been given to technology managed by artificial intelligence, including the government and its justice system.
Poetry Writing
This River Roaring Poem
“This River Roaring” – Poem by BW Derge from “Mars Jazz” – written in 2015, A babbling brook becomes a roaring river.