Dark Waters

Dark waters Behind glass Dark shapes Covered in spines And slime As cold as death No pretty tropical pets Are … Continue reading Dark Waters

A Whisper In the Night

Quiet words A whisper in the night The cracks of twigs Wind sings Through the Oaks and darkness A faint … Continue reading A Whisper In the Night

In the dark night They listened For the cry of the wolf But more The cracks of twigs The rustle … Continue reading One Cold Winter Night

Curing olives with my dad The glug of the garden hose In the tub of green fruit Golden fall … Continue reading Words: Fair Oaks

In the dark We ran through the streets Slick with rain Back alleys Darkened windows Broken glass Rats The smell … Continue reading Stories We Shall Never Tell

Winter Cat A poem Cold Frigid air Can’t compare To the stare Of my cat “Where you at?” Wanting me … Continue reading Winter Cat (and other bad poetry)

At 4:00 a.m. in the pre-dawn morning the owls sing their songs like a call and response in their oak … Continue reading Call and Response

The only noise Is the clock Almost as old as I am From 1876 Still running like new, And the … Continue reading Silent Noises