Vol : Writing

TO A POET I KNOW

TO A POET I KNOW

A Poem by Vol


When we talk shop and turn ourselves inside out, something with no name happens that is not macro, not quantum. It is a thing ..
THIS IS JUST TO SAY

THIS IS JUST TO SAY

A Poem by Vol


I Picked strawberries At Washington farms today They were red through and through Tender and fragrent Not like those berry shaped balsa bits ..
UNDERSTAND?

UNDERSTAND?

A Poem by Vol


When I die, please don’t say, "He passed…" I did not pass, I DIED! I kicked the bucket, bought the farm, bit the dust, c..
THIRD DEGREE BURNS

THIRD DEGREE BURNS

A Poem by Vol


When your smile flashes and burns across my cheek, I drown in flames. Immolation is not fun, but an earnest third d..
CAMEMBERT

CAMEMBERT

A Poem by Vol


I was young, and that’s my excuse, I just did not know when I saw the little wheel of cheese so soft and creamy on the label. ..
THERETHENNOW

THERETHENNOW

A Poem by Vol


My private Pensacola jungle overlooked the bay where I was isolated in live oaks and Spanish moss. It is there I hid to read and be transpo..
THE WITCH

THE WITCH

A Poem by Vol


I rumble down a mountain road, through low clouds, and there she is! In the wee hour dark; she sails in on a shriek, a daughter of Lil..
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES

A Poem by Vol


The problem is, some sort of feline encephalitis. when they get it, they die. It comes from little nasties that used to feed on bobca..
AN APPLE A DAY IN EDEN

AN APPLE A DAY IN EDEN

A Poem by Vol


I wonder how it must have been… humans in perfect safety, perfect peace every plant a kind food, nutritious, delicious. Life without c..
THE WAY IT GOES

THE WAY IT GOES

A Poem by Vol


The problem is, some sort of feline encephalitis. when they get it, they die. It comes from little nasties that used to feed on bobc..