MICHAEL : Writing

AN OLD MAN'S DREAM

AN OLD MAN\'S DREAM

A Poem by MICHAEL


Woke up from the couch looked out my window Against an azure sky a red-haired girl moved down the walk I opened the door She walked in as if sh..
FREEDOM

FREEDOM

A Poem by MICHAEL


It was an early December morning driving down US 40 past empty snow swept cornfields I spotted a red-tail hawk circling a red barn searching for r..
ARMADILLOS

ARMADILLOS

A Poem by MICHAEL


Crows rise, another grey dawn Riders enter the welcome warmth Huddle together in corners Curl up in their armadillo skin Parkas and leather boots..
VACATION ODYSSEY

VACATION ODYSSEY

A Poem by MICHAEL


On an Argos of the soul through the pillars of Hercules hell of a spot Tugged on the shoulder of God replied in silence admissable evidence Mo..
EARTHS'S LAMENTATION

EARTHS\'S LAMENTATION

A Story by MICHAEL


THE VIEW FROM THE DOG TOWER "…three German shepherd puppies wandered away from their home up near the County line." --North ..
LOVE SONG

LOVE SONG

A Poem by MICHAEL


I am an interloper in your world Old and wrinkled and white No disgrace, just time written Deserts and mountains and seas But thee art treasure F..
RANCH HAND

RANCH HAND

A Poem by MICHAEL


Shivered in the morning to the static of the radio we left on all night Took turns grabbing the log we'd stoke in the stove Film of ice covering the..
CHRYSALIS

CHRYSALIS

A Poem by MICHAEL


CHRYSALIS There is danger in writing of the misty past Distorted, blurred images but the power lasts Coos Bay in the midnight rain Six hundred..
POSSUM

POSSUM

A Poem by MICHAEL


Summer has morphed to fall not rudely as butterflies are thrown or puberty takes hold but softly as leaves decay Neighborhoods I used to roam ..
WELCOME ABOARD

WELCOME ABOARD

A Poem by MICHAEL


Public passengership Assess people by their shoes Mine are old and brown Seen better days Across the aisle Construction worker Hard hat and boot..