Author: cfblack
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a narrative poem
she said, “I’m leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “You’re too pessimistic” he said, “I told you statistics say we were doomed to fail” she said, “I’m still leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “I can’t live with a fortune teller” 10-24-21
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poem from the beach
How can anyone watch the far horizon curve right and left the edge of salt sea and blue sky where fishermen sail day after day and believe the world is flat? 10-23-21
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now
Day after day You wait to live Your best life Hoping to win the lottery And some other fool Wins your dreams But still you wait …and still You lose 10-23-21
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Autumn day
surrounded by journals, papers and books chill winter stalks the park blue jays squabble in a tree squirrels play tag on split rail fence all these words will not stop the world from tipping away from light but still you read and still you write awaiting the sun’s return before it has left 10-22-21
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17 grains of beach sand
bright green child’s shovel lost, alone…awaits high tide to swim out to sea 10-22-21
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Patient karma waits for over 50 years haiku
car through my leaf piles grab a rake and reconstruct Karma makes me smile 10-20-21
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Folly beach haiku
white seagull rides wind four pelicans fish offshore rising tide wets feet 10-21-21
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Freedom
What city landscape architect had money left over in their budget To throw away on a fence for only one side of a pond; Any child or old man can walk around? On the water side of the fence, a Fall flurry of flowers grows white and wild. On my side of the wire, two…
