I did not sleep

I did not sleep


I did not sleep all night.
I may not sleep all day.
He and I had fun,
And now he's tucked away.


Perhaps I'll watch a movie
Ingenious by Kerr,
Brightest star in Walter's sky,
And both of us love her.


All my other loves
Were gentle, slight and free,
Ephemeral, and none
As meaningful as he.


6-14-13


Pretty Death


They make death sound so pretty.
As he said of Rupert Brooke,
"A voice is stilled" -
Not dead, not rotting
In the earth forever,
But "stilled".
A quiet pond at eventide.


 10-24-11


The Man


The harlequin's tattoos!
I guess he goes to war.
An isolated man
Just outside the store


Was digging in the garbage.
His trousers were a shred.
He hadn't shaved for several days.
His beard and hair were red.


10-5-13