The Quiet Muse

Darkness.
I stop to watch a star shine in the boghole--
A star no longer, but a silver ribbon of light.
I look at it, and pass on.

--Joseph Campbell, "Darkness"

The majority of the poetry linked below is from what I like to refer to as my "black period". Some of it can be rather morbid and, in some cases, disturbing. If maggots and cockroaches give you a mean case of "the heebies", you might want to turn back.

I'm not one to add commentary to poetry. As a general rule, I believe it imposes an extra bias on the reader's interpretation. Therefore, I will say this all at once: I hope each reader finds something in this collection that makes a difference, however small.

-Ed Robinson

• ABBA
• Baby Boomer
• Black Leather
• Concentric Circles
• The Cry of the Wolf
• Defiance
• Eternal Battlefield
• The Forge
• Juris Impudence (May 2000, Fantasy, Folklore, and Fairytales)
• Ode to the Kobold
• On Things Past
• Philosophical Outlook
• Rainbow's End
• Reflections on the Rising Sun
• Remembrance
• The World Without

All works linked directly from this page are © Ed Robinson. Any use or reproduction, except in excerpt or review, without written permission from the author will result in prosecution.