The Gone Man
Pieces of wind are falling down on this sunny day. It doesn’t matter if the light is getting cold. You are by my side. The gone man is passing by, searching for his mouth....
Category: Poetry
Smuggs ’14 Chronicle, Day 6: July 30, 2014, continued
As the afternoon closes on four, the earlier clouds break apart. The brightest sunlight since Saturday bathes the west end of the deck. Tamarack leaves rustle in a passing breeze. Soon, Frankie will return....
(the) Strength, In Our Love
Poem Singing happy tunes without a shove Such a dedicated woman, easy to claim She is responsible for giving me belief in real love She will be the last woman that will carry my...
Smuggs Chronicle ’14: Interlude II: Meditation moment this morning
Tightness in my throat. Remembering Mrs. Zengo’s confused disappointment. How hurt those brown eyes in that wrinkly forehead that creased with her frown. How sorry I felt—and unforgiven—until she realized I brought in an...
Dragging Pride
Poem Stepping off my vessel as one Navy Valor holding onto my pride draped is my honor. I struggle to step in your universe the waters took stock in my life it isn’t...
It Can Last
Poem Fluttering inside the walls Imagination flowing like waterfalls Heart light Glowing bright with childhood flight Wings expanding Rib cage inflating With sunshine Crisp and twinkling In your squinting eyes Rosy cheeks raised up...
Smuggs ’14 Chronicle (Interlude): Vacation Dreams
A dream in which H says, “I thought you were upset with me.” And I feel relieved. Another: I team-teach with an older ELA teacher at a new school. Students perform Shakespearean English in...
Self-perception
ambitions nurtured by love-filled hearts stars in the eyes Life – a game of cards with unexpected deals shows and surrenders, bearing the brunt of clubs and spades awaiting emergence of jokers in the...
But Really, (really) Fake
What if you quit? I’ll wait for that answer till doomsday Churchill discussed this topic at length to the bullets and speakeasy-like culture of tyrants but eventually rode high What if you enlisted and...
