Tom Friel : Writing

The Moment

The Moment

A Poem by Tom Friel


The wine was wonderful Maybe the best Cabernet He'd had in yearsHowever it wasn’t the wineThat sent a bouquet of thoughtsRushing through his hea..
Blood Red Sky

Blood Red Sky

A Poem by Tom Friel


for a minute he was free for a moment he exhaled the thick sticky air absorbing the human drama almost closing his eyes to tubby ballerinas ..
A World Apart, A World Together

A World Apart, A World Together

A Poem by Tom Friel


Pure Uncomplicated Is my love Inside her world Inside mine Each day Every day She teaches me To keep it simple Her reality She shares She ..
A Day At Chemo

A Day At Chemo

A Story by Tom Friel


A Day At Chemo “Been nice sleeping with you.” There was just a hint of humor behind the deft sarcasm coming from the gaunt face of t..
This Quilt

This Quilt

A Poem by Tom Friel


(for my wife and mother-in-law) This quilt Holds some memories This quilt Is a part of me This quilt Is about the cure This quilt Is for my ..
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A Poem by Tom Friel


Old photos Line the dusty windowsill Plastic fruit Lays forever Uneaten Next to mother’s pills Certain photos never lie And certain li..
Creativity

Creativity

A Poem by Tom Friel


Creativity Rarely grows In fertile soil Oddly diverging itself More towards the barren Desolate, rocky slate It seems accustomed to Stormy nigh..
Butterfly on the Bannister

Butterfly on the Bannister

A Poem by Tom Friel


Butterfly, sweet butterfly, let the wind carry your wings. Across the plains and over the trees, it is love that you bring. Back to the Bluff..
Life

Life

A Poem by Tom Friel


What isn’t said Is often times Louder than what we hear The directions We often times take Usually come without signs Or maps Or even ad..
Wacky Week In West Branch

Wacky Week In West Branch

A Story by Tom Friel


It’s been a wacky week in my little part of the world. Never a place that generates a lot of excitement we sometimes have to make a mountain ..