Andrew John : Writing

Serious about Being Serious

Serious about Being Serious

A Poem by Andrew John


You look so seriouswhen I am not.Why do I jokewhile you do not?Do we dislikeeach other?If so, why do we share a tableand are able to sit,have done for..
Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

A Poem by Andrew John


That wind so wild can cause those wooden limbs to shake from side to side as though to slap a face. It is worth watching through your window feelin..
No Need to Go

No Need to Go

A Poem by Andrew John


Sonnet
Oh Thing

Oh Thing

A Poem by Andrew John


My eyes seem to be yours.Whom do I see?Old. Stooped.Is this a looking-glass?Or am I in a dream,where I believethat I am Iand you are you?Then who are ..
Not Now Dead

Not Now Dead

A Poem by Andrew John


Do I wish you dead,rather than merely dying?You see, if you were gonenow, oh now,not remaining then,not here at a future time,with lasting misery,it w..
Hooves and Wheels

Hooves and Wheels

A Poem by Andrew John


Can I say this is a Friesian,that one a Hereford?I lived so long in a townand can say I have forgottenmy recollection as I wander in streetsamong cars..
Fluff and Stuff

Fluff and Stuff

A Poem by Andrew John


Elastic bandsbound as a ballholding fluffand other stuff -oh, what a ball-like beast to bounce about.It holds:magic,religion,sorceryand even thoughts ..
Passing Out

Passing Out

A Poem by Andrew John


This injured head appears to pose some simple questions. Is this head what gave rise to the fall to the floor? Did the fall give rise to the pill..
Digital

Digital

A Poem by Andrew John


An arrow nocked by a god and loosed beam-straight . . . Tick. Tock. The old clock would cut it into fifths, fourths, halves, whole second..
A Tiny Town

A Tiny Town

A Poem by Andrew John


This tiny town in early morninggives me gaps in the soundof the light taps of my footstep,pauses that are richsilences.Then I stand still -stand still..