annie_novak : Writing

A Blue Glass Bottle

A Blue Glass Bottle

A Poem by annie_novak


On an old school desk in a thrift storesits a dark blue glass bottle.Its neck is slender like a woman's and its body is gently rounded.The blue is so ..
Eulogy of Hope

Eulogy of Hope

A Poem by annie_novak


Street pigeons sing in somber disgraceAnd the saxophone cries 'til he's blue in the face.Blood of the city flows the blocks up and downWhile a heartbr..
Neon Diner Lights

Neon Diner Lights

A Poem by annie_novak


Fall keeps the night aliveThrough a million city firefliesNeon diner lightsandStreetlamps under treesFoggy silhouettesOf curling branches' leavesCryst..
The Last Train Car to Richmond

The Last Train Car to Richmond

A Poem by annie_novak


On the last train car to RichmondYou're the space that fills my headI catch your smile,Across the aisleThe lights flicker dirty redPassing city wastel..
Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

A Poem by annie_novak


Our breath fogs the windowIn wet morning lightI look up to black-violet cloudsclusters of woolBlanketing jigsaw brick buildingsOur roomdark and edged ..