All the Difference

All the Difference

A Poem by Thomas W Case
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Here's a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEeNcBC_mnM

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I've been to the
bitter, dark place
where dreams are
decorations in
dilapidated houses,
a building haunted by
the ghosts of spring.
I tasted the wine of
w****s and convicts
there.

I've prayed with the
broken and wasted.
I spent
days and months,
almost forever with
the feral men and
women of America in
homes not fit for fleas.

Then one cosmic day,
while the wounded slept,
I chased a beautiful
moth that escaped the flame.
And that has made all
the difference.

© 2025 Thomas W Case


Author's Note

Thomas W Case
My recently published book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems and It's Just a Hop, Skip, and Jump to the Madhouse are available on Amazon.com

www.thomaswcase.com

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The first two stanzas are pretty grim, the testament of one who has seen the bottom of the barrel. The last stanza, however, tells of a sort of resurrection, a meeting with a "beautiful moth" who "escaped the flame." This apparently changed everything. The last words make me think of Robert Frost.

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Thomas W Case

6 Hours Ago

Thank you. Much appreciated.



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The first two stanzas are pretty grim, the testament of one who has seen the bottom of the barrel. The last stanza, however, tells of a sort of resurrection, a meeting with a "beautiful moth" who "escaped the flame." This apparently changed everything. The last words make me think of Robert Frost.

Posted 20 Hours Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Thomas W Case

6 Hours Ago

Thank you. Much appreciated.
Good News Thomas - we all need a break when times are hard, and sometimes one piece of good fortune can be enough. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

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Thomas W Case
Thomas W Case

Clear Lake, IA



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Thomas W. Case was born in Oxnard. He has published 3 volumes of poetry. The Bullfrog Dreams of Flying, Artichokes, Avocados, and Van Gogh, and Seedy Town Blues. He has won several poetry contests. Hi.. more..

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