Vol : Writing

VANITY

VANITY

A Poem by Vol


Chaos lingers in our garden... rocks in slopes of bare earth, uninvited seedlings of that hardhearted Locust on the fringe; an encroachment ..
VAGUELY

VAGUELY

A Poem by Vol


The October ground was still warm enough at six this morning so the cold front laid in a fog thicker than yesterday’s when my road rose ..
VACUUM

VACUUM

A Poem by Vol


The air is thick with the blue of dark, and the light of our great beacons are nothing more than tendrils of dissipation. ..
BLANK STARE

BLANK STARE

A Poem by Vol


Abstract nouns laid down willy-nilly and where would we be without them? I mean Words without substance are a little-gray-cell party, the wal..
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..
UNINSPIRED

UNINSPIRED

A Poem by Vol


On the other side of the patio are the flowers she planted in the terraces; Spiderwort, Black Eyed Susans, and Dianthus nod their heads..
UNDER A PEACH TREE IN BLOOM

UNDER A PEACH TREE IN BLOOM

A Poem by Vol


I don’t want to draw attention to the physical affliction I know is the completion of your life. The way you still pleasure a ..
EXACTLY 2:07 AM

EXACTLY 2:07 AM

A Poem by Vol


Isn’t it weird, how things recur with such precision? It’s a question for God, or at least this mechanic I know at the ..
TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME

TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME

A Poem by Vol


I was sitting right here just a second ago, but WAIT! the sun is hauling us through space at, four hundred forty eight thousand mi..
TWILIGHT

TWILIGHT

A Poem by Vol


A thousand miles later, and after midnight, I pull out of the fog where the Texas wind has painted the sides of things with a coating of ..