Jon Roggie : Writing

A casual distraction

A casual distraction

A Poem by Jon Roggie


What ever you can fix on, at least those are the words I say to myself.Even deciding which one helps with the pain.Debating which is worse even helps...
It is not that bad

It is not that bad

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Trust me!Yes, there are some colorful bruises, and I admit the two feet are not matching. but I am still walking!That part of the foot doesn't even ca..
Photos from the fog

Photos from the fog

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Odd connection, but some may understand.Look at a Brassai' I know, I messed up the spelling.This is just another excuse to get you to search. Photos i..
Oh, don't be so serious

Oh, don't be so serious

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Just have some fun. Let the hackles settle on your back.Take a breath, and look around you.Pulse settled down?Good.Now.Let me hear what you were tryin..
Sitting

Sitting

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Notice the eyes, maybe the twitch of the lips.Maybe you should look closer.Toes tap once in awhile, and even a shoulder shrug.Not just sitting.
This is what my friends do

This is what my friends do

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Even from a distance, we tend to get rowdy.Now, don't take this wrong.We tend to be creative.Musicians, writers, artists, and the list goes on.The mai..
Naked in the snow

Naked in the snow

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Stand, and let the flakes form.For a moment, until they turn to steam.
Tell me a story

Tell me a story

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The time is approaching, and after thirty years, I know the request is coming.Not from one, but many of my age.Not me, but us.A story to be told, one ..
Only in a blink

Only in a blink

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Words only carry so much.Can you stand my stare, and wonder who will blink?
Why the tortoise?

Why the tortoise?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


When I migrated into the Garden, my friends debated which creature I should be.Both fragile, at least in form, I chose a tortoise.I might have chosen ..