What happened Here? Here on this hilltop Why does the flag stand Alone? Imagine a War A thousand soldiers locked in Battle and the Victor Spikes a flag in the Ground around his foes. Imagine a Boat A ship of starving sailors run aground finding the sandy shore beneath their feet. They kiss the Earth, …
Monthly Archives: September 2015
The Other Oven Bird
There is a dinner of which all have heard Loud, a mid-autumn, and mid-wood bird Who makes the thinning families fat again I says the year grows old, and that for feeding Mid summer is to autumn one to ten. I says the best food has not yet come to pass When grandma’s not brought …
Midnight
The ethereal quiet that fills a house at night That simple state of stillness The quiet sound that is not quite silence but the steady sound of your own breath and beating heart The rushing of air and chirp of insects of life, when all is asleep And the soft blue glow of the night …
Smokey Seas
Skin stretched too thin, over too much bone. With long sinewy fingers, and nails to match. Calloused padding that knew hard work But also knew the contour of the pen, the brush, or the musicians string One reached into a denim pocket, Searching, Finding a small box and beating it against the others palm, opening …