"Toby" - I've a brother by no blood / Ages have passed since we've spoken / And each reunion is one of joyous calm . . .
Tag: Poems
Quickwords Vol. 16 – The Pigeon
"Of a flock" - We fly together / Weave the wind with every wingbeat / Like clouds basking in sunbeams . . .
Quickwords Vol. 15 – Tunnels
"Tree Hollow" - I've forgotten the way the light shines through the window / In the hallway leading to my apartment . . .
Quickwords Vol. 14 – The Painter
"Painting in the rain" - Never dry, never try / I was painting in the rain / Don't know who hired me, just know that this tires me . . .
Quickwords Vol. 13 – The Train
"Of Thought" - Pay no mind to the beggars along the tracks / Refuse to let them find purchase in your head / Spare your change for only your fare . . .
Quickwords Vol. 12 – At the door
"As the door is to the hall" - It is said often with a prophet's tongue the adage / That when one door is to close . . .
Quickwords Vol. 11 – Have a drink
"Take a seat," - Never before have I heard those floorboards creak / Not a whisper / They, like everyone else here, concede to being walked all over . . .
Quickwords Vol. 10 – The Druid
"The Druid" - They began service under covenant / A pledge official and not, signatories considered blessed, of mutual benefit . . .
Quickwords Vol. 9 – The Boot, The Glasses, & The Heart
"The Boot" - Light shines in from the window by the door / Dust settles around the scratches on the floor / Above you still walk, afraid of it no more . . .
Quickwords Vol. 8 – The Ghost
"Invisible for a day" - Raindrops pattered when I woke up / It was so wonderful seeing them outside, / I just had to leave that room . . .
