Mike Michaels : Writing

It Now Has an Address

It Now Has an Address

A Poem by Mike Michaels


For years it wasJust near the RockFour walls, a tableWaiting for words.The pen that cut,Carved, netted. NowThere is a cork boardLove tacked to home.
75

75

A Poem by Mike Michaels


Vine wraps clothes lineSpiral the leaves windGrow. attack, creepFrom privet to porchTiny cups scar. markPulled down fighting meGetting too old for thi..
Road Show

Road Show

A Poem by Mike Michaels


She felt part ofSomeone' else's dreamDocuments in handHeld against her hipWhilst the expertWent on aboutThe toy, tin trainLike new, privilegedPut away..
Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay

A Poem by Mike Michaels


Whitefish waitingNets seineHe called it his home.Plied the lakesIn steam.Dry docked there,Splices and knots.The VirginIn his prayers.Before Tosa, 36th..
Age Spot

Age Spot

A Poem by Mike Michaels


Her arm out the windowHand planning oncoming rushAsks if in the entire universeAre we alone? Of course not.Can a resident of skid rowCashing in bottle..
California Convertaile

California Convertaile

A Poem by Mike Michaels


Long blonde hairPulled by currentsTom Petty singsIn Laurel CanyonWhat we dreamWhat they areMaybe we'll moveInto, out ofThe past, idyll.
Bon Mot

Bon Mot

A Poem by Mike Michaels


The good wordHappy to hearSugar sweet sprayDancing on airDawn drawn hereFlowered blessing.
Whiplash

Whiplash

A Poem by Mike Michaels


The unbearable feltSkin crawling, hairon end, weltingBarb lashes, lacerates.
Room of Years

Room of Years

A Poem by Mike Michaels


Rent in VaticanThe whole worldCause and crashFluid it wellsTears the heart.
Points

Points

A Poem by Mike Michaels


His name JamesWe called himHop Along, whiteHair, always woreBlack, though runtHe rode west.