Restless 2AM
Bloodless blisters,broken bones and bruises,leave me listless, numbedin restless agony. It’s 2AM and from the wardI hear a radio blaring lies,of how our losses lessensby each day, howretreat is treason,and […]
Bloodless blisters,broken bones and bruises,leave me listless, numbedin restless agony. It’s 2AM and from the wardI hear a radio blaring lies,of how our losses lessensby each day, howretreat is treason,and […]
i.I speak to maps,with my writer’s fingertipstracing borders, roadsblisterlessly walked. ii.In his voicedwells the dust of desertsthe scent of rose waterand nostalgic songs. iii.beyond the end of mapsthe world is […]
You; the man of wordsmuch better than the oneswith which I praiseyour gentle intellect,your extensive handsthat only gives. You; the man who alwaysshows the waywith truthful wordswho sacrificed the modest […]
it is not as the white silence of the first snow covering the wilted flowers, not the ambience of city streets of dawn before the mailman arrives. It’s not the […]
Behind the curtains shadows danceda fight of fists, perchance a lance.Then splattered blood I stood in trance. I never heard the scream, I smelledher blood, I saw my neighbor felled;That […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis