Vol : Writing

LOSS

LOSS

A Poem by Vol


When I need to soothe the burn, I have to find a certain quality of light filtered through old trees budding young leaves while the ..
IN THE KEY OF G

IN THE KEY OF G

A Poem by Vol


I built that coop out there on the first two acres I ever owned It was for the Parmenter Red hens we’d raised from day-old chicks. I w..
MUCH ADO

MUCH ADO

A Poem by Vol


Other patrons puffed expensive cigars, arguing investment strategies and major league scores. But the ale was cold and delicious at the ..
MOTION

MOTION

A Poem by Vol


From the yellow dust a rabbit bursts out across two ruts… a soft impression of motion lingers in the empty air. The near di..
MNEMOSYNE’S KISS

MNEMOSYNE’S KISS

A Poem by Vol


Old music like a pillow over my head in the middle of the night flies down a sultry road heavy with the smell of hot pine. We float to ..
TO HAVE AND TOO OLD

TO HAVE AND TOO OLD

A Poem by Vol


The bride, white of hair, is stooped over her caneHer faltering footsteps need guiding.While down the church aisle, with wan toothless smile,The groom..
MIRACLE

MIRACLE

A Poem by Vol


I was a cowboy at seven when I walked across the hardwood floor to ask my dad a question I can’t remember but his answer was as importa..
MAMA

MAMA

A Poem by Vol


Mama’s hands must have been magic, some gift from God, so everything she touched grew straight and strong. Six big men, tw..
MAGGIES

MAGGIES

A Poem by Vol


The bar was too old for me there were men with prison tattoos whose scarred knuckles gripped pool cues. They were grizzled. The one behi..
MOBIUS

MOBIUS

A Poem by Vol


The future is an unforgiving dream of the way things used to be. I’ve learned how the wind blows and the moon rolls over the sky fr..