
A local indy
jazz band,
The Monsters,
has opened
a nightclub
in my basement.
Patrons
groove
to their cool
rhythms
and riffs
until wee
early-morning
hours
despite
my tireless
pleas
to take
their tunes
to more
neighborly
venues.

A local indy
jazz band,
The Monsters,
has opened
a nightclub
in my basement.
Patrons
groove
to their cool
rhythms
and riffs
until wee
early-morning
hours
despite
my tireless
pleas
to take
their tunes
to more
neighborly
venues.
Was it the words?
The themes?
The style?
No.
It had to be
The title.
I have a tattered shoe box
Filled with notes I shouldn’t keep
Addressed to names I was called
But forbidden to repeat.
This poem was inspired by a creek I used to play in when younger. Water is a frequent theme of mine for some reason.
Sometimes ideas need to start broad. That is how the mind often works. We name a category before we narrow it into something specific and concrete.
I love the moonglow and starry silence of the night.
The secret
Of a skilled artist
is to blend colors
Paint harmony
In this canvas
We call
Home