Rain clouds over Seattle skyline, photo by Christian Bobailla Castaway by Shannon Laws I am a yolk inside an egg first light backlit behind mother’s skin Morning glows gently through her Texas accent It’s about to rain in Seattle Clouds dark-gray-pregnant with drops hover over Yesler Way Latin guitars labor heel slaps against slatsContinueContinue reading “Poem: Castaway”
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Poem: Monday Night and I Missed the Last Bus
Monday Night and I Missed the Last Bus Sure stepping down the long south slope behind the college pitch black out, the on-coming cars blind me, for a long second the sidewalk disappears, each car tests me walking by faith I believe the ground is still there Sideway-rain covers myContinueContinue reading “Poem: Monday Night and I Missed the Last Bus”
Amazon Kindle: Madrona Grove
Hello readers! Bongo roll please— Glad to announce that my first book of poems Madrona Grove: Poems Written Under the Canopy is now available in print or Kindle on Amazon! Click the title or the photo to get to the page in a snap It took a few days to get it properly formatted,ContinueContinue reading “Amazon Kindle: Madrona Grove”
Poetry: Droplet
All the rain is making me think about this poem from 2010: Sitting with a warm cup sipping down the chamomile looking up in awe at the droplets drop Abstract cutouts of dark trees create the stage so I can view you descending from a silvery cloud What of that one drop? Where were youContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Droplet”
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