Clockwork : Writing

Almanac of Shadows

Almanac of Shadows

A Poem by Clockwork


A string of scraps written on envelopes, notepads, and grade-school composition books over the last few weeks...
Dementia

Dementia

A Poem by Clockwork


For JP
Safe House

Safe House

A Poem by Clockwork


I discovered the vestibule of an Underground Railroad station beneath the dirt floor of the garden Cottage where a Quaker family lived. ..
True Nakedness

True Nakedness

A Poem by Clockwork


Something new...an experiment written on scrap paper at 5:30 am after waking up from a dream...
The Currency of Summer

The Currency of Summer

A Poem by Clockwork


We played chicken with freight trains For the cheap thrill of transforming the Pennies in our pockets. Railroad tracks along the Key..
Flight

Flight

A Poem by Clockwork


As evening arrives, I struggle to remember The mother she was before the suicide attempt.I make a pilgrimage to the barbed wire fence ..
Cemetery Dormitory

Cemetery Dormitory

A Poem by Clockwork


For Dana
Passengers on the Metro

Passengers on the Metro

A Poem by Clockwork


She is not a paper doll pressed between Sheets of cellophane in my notebook for The world to undress with their eyes. She elbows ..
Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key

A Poem by Clockwork


There is no skeleton key for sale In any pawnshop in the Keystone State With the ability to decode her love. All I have to give h..