Tell Me Your Story
How did you get here?
How long will you stay?
What is your vision for another day?
Do you like what you see?
Does it make you feel at home?
Are you missing something?
Are you ready to roam?
This poem was written for prompt 14 of the November PAD Chapbook Challenge.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Stories in the Shadows
I find stories in the shadows.
Am fascinated by the
thoughts the shapes elicit.
I see a tall figure
holding out two hoops.
Is this the beginning
of another show?
Will the hoops soon
be tossed about or
start spinning?
Or, is this performer
set to hand the hoops
off to the next in line
then take a place
in the audience?
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I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
