JR : Writing

Away

Away

A Poem by JR


In the setting of this old red sun she briefly became the gold that lay her shade on all of the garden and trees, grasses and the wee..
Roll Over

Roll Over

A Poem by JR


He sits and watches the charge increase on his phone he times the fridge’s hum, he knows when the furnace will kick on he f***s arou..
White Blood

White Blood

A Poem by JR


I think of the titers IgG, IgM, whatever I think of the way we respond and try to kill anything within us, with heat, with eat with whi..
Above Las Vegas

Above Las Vegas

A Poem by JR


I saw the joy in their faces while they leaped and cantered naked embraced on the rooftops above Las Vegas; And fireworks exploded overhea..
Settling

Settling

A Poem by JR


The earth settles in its orbit trees settle their toes into the dirt rivers settle crystal roads into their lanes the sky itself settles its ..
Still The Wolves Are Howling

Still The Wolves Are Howling

A Poem by JR


Today I plan to see how thin this thick thread can stretch there are earthquakes in the hills and now the wolves are howling; She’s..
Butterfly, Under Glass

Butterfly, Under Glass

A Poem by JR


She keeps her heart under glass like a butterfly and I delight to see it dance and flutter, the colors almost overwhelming to my eyes bright ..
Issue

Issue

A Poem by JR


He’s become well-acquainted with the feeling of sand, slipping between his fingers as everything he has tried to build has slid away..
The Virus

The Virus

A Poem by JR


The virus descends on the little town like a yellow cloud and curls itself about the streets while the people hide in their rat-trap homes an..
Recovery

Recovery

A Poem by JR


He drank the silence in let it run down his throat like water, poured over his tongue and toes cool in the canals of his veins, he let ..