In Memory of Patricia Spoon (1940-2021) I heard the banshee Wailing in the distance, Echoing in the valley, […]
Death
I lost my voice In the fog, Crushed by the darkness On which it once fed. I […]
My latest poem, Strings on Me, is now available on Free Verse Revolution: Strings on Me
I’m not free, She said, I can’t fly free Among the clouds. Gravity is oppressing me And holding […]
My newest poem, Are You Free?, Is now available at the Free Verse Revolution blog: Are You Free? […]
Time devours all From the roots to the branches Nothing can escape 6/13/19 In response to Colleen’s 2019 […]
Golden brittle leaves Crackle underfoot, Even though its Spring, Season of rabbits and rebirth, Flower petals and Passover. […]
I woke up this morning With fewer steps ahead Then there are behind, As the incline increases In […]
A new poem I wrote about Time is now available at Free Verse Revolution: Counting the Seconds
It comes and goes Like waves crashing On the beach As the tide rolls in, Wearing away rocks […]
John W. Leys 