My last poem of 2016… A room empty but for the couple in the back corner whispering over the candle in the center of the table Fireworks explode the sky two time zones away if the photographs are to be believed The couple put on their coats as they head for the door They turn [...]
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(I don’t have a good title for this one yet) (a poem)
As I was out and about a few days ago, I saw a woman on the corner, shielding her eyes from the sunlight. The way she was standing reminded me of a mannequin in a store window… She strikes a mannequin pose at the corner the afternoon sun in her eyes I do not realize [...]
Every dance I’ve ever been to (a poem)
Inspired by a song on the Cale & Eno album Wrong Way Up. The lilting rhythms give her something to dance to while he stands in the corner (as usual) When embarrassed and proud come to the dance together embarrassed watches proud live out loud Proud wishes embarrassed would join her to shout out loud in [...]
afternoon shadows
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lennbob/15735975345/ (7 November 2014)
