Vol : Writing

REFLECT

REFLECT

A Poem by Vol


The rusty old man, shoes covered with fallen leaves, moves alone toward winter.
THE ROAD TAKEN

THE ROAD TAKEN

A Poem by Vol


The first cigarette I ever smoked was after dark. A fresh, long reject from someone’s car with magenta lipstick on the filter. I..
THE QUILT

THE QUILT

A Poem by Vol


Momma made a quilt for me from old dresses and rags she saved. My lover took it to the park that day and spread it in the glade. It was the..
BLUE EYED THUNDER

BLUE EYED THUNDER

A Poem by Vol


There is a carnival in the sky flashing light and making noise, threatening rivers of rain to come with lights a-spin and thunder, too. ..
NICE BOX

NICE BOX

A Poem by Vol


I’ve read of the Greeks and, Socrates aside, they were a weird bunch of bedfellows, but they knew danger, an..
PURVIEW

PURVIEW

A Poem by Vol


The king on the mirror,has been hung... born to master craftsman and friend knife to crown the the wooden frame laughs at our vanity bu..
THE GOOD

THE GOOD

A Poem by Vol


The thing about that summer was the long walks in the isolated back-ountry roads of Wisconsin. The green tinged with blue… The..
EXPANSION

EXPANSION

A Poem by Vol


So you were kind to that wino with the shopping cart... So you voted against instead of for… So you made hot love to Mary J..
SEQUATCHIE VALLEY

SEQUATCHIE VALLEY

A Poem by Vol


The long road makes slow curls around the floor of the valley on its way to the highway, a leisurely ride past precarious old houses wit..
THE DREAM (For Autumn)

THE DREAM (For Autumn)

A Poem by Vol


Have you ever had a dream as big as Autumn, and when you wake on a cold, November morning, she’s still there? Outside, the..