“Dear John”

When A Verse Tells A Tale

dear john letter
caught in the railing
icy water below

No Rest

no footstep in the hall
the dull tick of the clock
sleep but no rest

When I cried alone
in the darkness of my night
You called my name

must I go alone
through this strange mist of malaise
searching for the sun

come here kitten
on my lap — rumble away
this deep blue fog

dark world
nothing good to be seen
he pulls the plug

the old barn fell last night
today the swallows sit
in silent grief

in my lonely night
the full moon does double duty
to lighten my gloom

one small cloud
hooked on the horn of the new moon
why can’t I let go?

fires of fury
hot rocks spew from deep anguish
words of lava flow