Ralph Lake: 3 books

Poems written between 2007-20017. These poems reflect themes common to much poetry--life's difficulties and brevity. Some are responses to books I have read, most though were composed in response to situations I have found myself in. These situations are not in any way unique though at the moment...

Big Lin and Little Lin is a children's story by Zhang Tianyi published in 1932. It could be thought of as a socialist fairy tale. Big Lin and Little Lin are separated shortly after the death of their parents and the story tells of their very different experiences in a world peopled with absurd creatures...

Most Miserable Monster is a fine fellow. He's scary and not so scary. And he's not sure which is best since monsters as a rule are here "to scare us silly." He's also lonely and you would be too if you were 9 feet tall and weighed 700 pounds. I mean, how many parties are you going to be...