Tag: poetry

Escort

FINALescort

As I lay on the beach

Under tangerine skies,

Amid scattered

And twisted debris,

Thirteen dark birds

Were dispatched

From the sun,

And fast they came

‘Cross the dark sea.

They came to escort

A lost soul to the west;

Some soul that was

Newly set free,

And their black

Beady eyes

Looked around

For their prize–

Oh, why were they

Looking at me?

 

–Photo by me

 

the giant deer

finalsnoe

the falling snow

in the headlights

had me hypnotized

as i navigated our

family shuttlecraft

thru the meteors

from the back seat

of our chevrolet

it made me sleepy

so i crawled back

under my blanket

leaving my father

at the helm again

my parents chatting

and the low drone

of the wheels soon

had me drifting off

suddenly my mom

screamed and i sat

bolt up-right just in

time to see a giant

deer leap right over

the hull of our craft

i was sure of it

to this day i don’t

know what i saw

it sure seemed real

but i haven’t seen

any giant deer since

Thankful

finalthanks

At the table

On Thanksgiving,

My mother

Would implore

Every child

To annunciate

Just what they’re

Thankful for.

I’d always say

I’m thankful

For the meal,

If you please,

And now I’d say

I’m thankful

For those

Precious

Memories.

hesitated

finaltrigger

suddenly

my enemy stood before me

face to face

in the afternoon sun

i was close enough

to see the fear

in his almond eyes

i had a gun

he didn’t

 

i hesitated

 

could i really kill him

here in cold blood

they say you should

never hesitate

but i just couldn’t

pull the trigger

he most likely

had a family like me

 

i hesitated

 

he slowly began

to back away from me

i had to let him go

i would never tell

the others

but i was secretly glad

when he bolted

for the woods

antlers held high