Break by Shannon P. Laws Today the sea is rough A short dark log bobs offshore It makes little effort to head in Against its indifference the waves push it towards the rocky beach Swallows divebomb my head Mistaking my daydream for a gnat or annoying mosquito Weeds are allowed to matureContinue reading “Poem: Break”
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Poem: A Nod to Frost
A Nod to Frost by Shannon P. Laws The woods are lovely dark and deep There are hidden treasure chests to keep A stranger blocks my trail so narrow the shadow falls once pierced by sparrow Feeding on gnats in the twilight spaces I see my face on the faces Along the ways of search and find great friends there areContinue reading “Poem: A Nod to Frost”