When A Verse Tells A Tale
dear john letter
caught in the railing
icy water below
When A Verse Tells A Tale
dear john letter
caught in the railing
icy water below
no footstep in the hall
the dull tick of the clock
sleep but no rest
all the words not said
all the ones that still echo
after the door slams
in a gray cloak
the sky prepares to weep
the end of autumn
the doll abandoned
for a new best friend
leans on the old bear
let me slip off in peace
avoiding the rivers of
lingering goodbyes
like a stray cat
the teen girl searches the dumpster
one more time
stinging nettles
brush my ankles as I pass
whips of sharp regret
shards of broken glass
glitter among the autumn leaves
shattered dreams
the old barn fell last night
today the swallows sit
in silent grief