RAINY DAY SOULSONG
It’s time to quiet
the jealous past
find new storms
to rile our blood
one eye
on tomorrow
the other, wise
to yesterday
sharp as diamonds
and the sky opened
to the echo
of an umbrella
Musings
When I lend you a thought
you steal me a line
out of thin air
we exhale the sublime.
Allan Ebert writes: I was published in numerous online and print journals in 2023-2024 including, Samfftyfour; Ariel Chart, Winged Penny Review, The Bluebird Word, and Bourgeon. I have five poems forthcoming in The Academy Of The Heart. My poem, A Pretty Room For My Books, was published in the Mid-Atlantic Review (inaugural issue) and nominated for a 2023 Pushcart Prize.
I write what falls on my noggin (a cancer-surviving boomer) revise, revise, and feel happiest when writing, published or not (although being published is nice!). My motto is based on a quote from James Baldwin, “You want to write a sentence as clean as the bone. That is the goal.”
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