A toddler must have painted today Mixed the colors into gray Put a little too much water in Until the world was wet and sodden Is that why the spring’s [...]
Category: Poetry
The Second Hand’s Lesson (a poem)
Time isn’t always swift As some may complain The second hand pauses adrift Before it ticks again Let us learn a lesson well From studious Mr. Clock For if timekeepers [...]
Dangerwish (a poem)
There are dangers in the dark I wish I was out there Confident companionship and Not a moment to spare To right and left and side by side Silver sword [...]
What the Vampires Say (a poem)
“You’ll understand when you’re older,” Is what the vampires say. “Once you become one of us you’ll know why we prefer night to day.” “She’ll grow out of it,” Is [...]
Yet More Rain (a poem)
Out the inn room’s windowpane is rain and rain and yet more rain. I write by guttering candleflame (to rain and rain and yet more rain) sore with walking, stiff [...]