Chasing the Dead

Nobody seems to want to publish my work, so I simply write for all...

skidding around corners on a single leg

you escape fat-cat sleep and hide under carpets

behind doors you are hinted at

so when a door hanging like an anchor

sways in the slight breeze of suggestion

my face turns outwards and drags me

to the window;there are lights behind the trees

maybe refugees of love with hot breath

perhaps morning breakers with stiff clothes

but certainly not the water inside my eyes

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

This echoes so much not explicitly stated and yet seems so right written in such a way for such emotions. If you can see what I mean. An expert at work on a very sad piece.

[Leslie Philibert]

Dear Ken, my thanks for your kind words. Some of my poetry is OK,but I tend to write too fast, some has sloppy grammar or bad line breaks, I still have a lot to learn in my old age !

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness ...such a deep loneliness created ..fascinating imaging sir! the "...door hanging like an anchor" that "sways...." and the "..face....drags.." so powerful and creative ..really glad to have read this sir!
E.
ps. do you think it is time that you remove the "i'm new" from your profile ;))))))))))))))))))))))

[Leslie Philibert]

My thanks for your kind words, some of my poetry is OK, some of it is not good, when I reread it I often find things I don't like, this is one of the better ones.'

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is a beautiful lament....as with all your work, such high quality. And those who choose not to publish you? That is their loss...and arrogance....
you always move me with your poems....especially here i like the last three lines....wish i had written them.
j.

[Leslie Philibert]

I could probably fill up my PC ten times with rejections !...but I like to write, so I will keep at it!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This has a quality that seems to say many things. I feel a sadness of someone who is missing someone dearly loved or alternatively a protagonist who sees life slipping away as age approaches and opportunities are only observed. As alway Leslie such wonderful verse with such impact. Simply love the second stanza, a real gem!

[Leslie Philibert]

Dear John, my thanks for the kind reviews. Some of my work is OK, but I have written a lot of bad poetry too. This is a bit better than others!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Dear Leslie, I have never read a poor poem you have written,