Category: Poetry

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Every Day

The rain in the street washes down to the gutter while birds stand watch on telephone wires. Dark night drifts like a cloud over parked cars and finely dressed homeless men. Every day at this time, in these places, life is distinguishable from death by the thinnest of threads, by the nodding of heads as … Continue reading Every Day

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By Pale Lamplight (Inspired by a Leonid Afremov painting)

The soft rain, invisible to the naked eye Falling gingerly down from heaven Genteel in its muted cacophony Painting the street a somber gray Filling in the subtle mid-vales With shallow pools reflecting light Trailing in their wake This young couple, heedless Passing under dull lamps Posted sentinels announcing fair Pale umbrella shielding hair Every … Continue reading By Pale Lamplight (Inspired by a Leonid Afremov painting)

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Equilibrium

It’s all so trivial, life The discontent, the jealousy, The patterns that don’t exist In the back of my mind’s eye While the song plays softly Marking time when I can no longer Drifting toward the dividing line And driving me to distraction It’s all so meaningless, time The weathered nature of the soul Seated … Continue reading Equilibrium

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Human

I’m only human Flesh, bone, blood Dressed in skin Bathed in flood Flaky like pie Easy as breathing Lost in thought Conscious of all Conscious of nothing Trusting and weak Delicately strong Forgetful in pain As guilty as sin But lovingly wrapped In complications And contradictions Married to dreams Hopeful Caring Wanting more Reaching out … Continue reading Human

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Intense: A Poem

Like army ants An all-consuming fire Fractured sentiments Waned and waning Consistently destroyed And rebuilt in sections On holy ground Fragments remain Woven into the fabric Of a brilliant star Gracing me with light Distorted by perspective Yet rooted in pain Until I cease to feel And begin seeing And begin seeing. Sam Continue reading Intense: A Poem