Vol : Writing

CONSCIOUS

CONSCIOUS

A Poem by Vol


When you ride alone, there is time to think between the trees and fences on either side; a little thought breaks free and tumble..
PLUPERFECT

PLUPERFECT

A Poem by Vol


Out here in the woods,my home rests on the hillwhere we cut a shelf to make room for a patio, the house and ten feet of front yard. Saturday drizzled ..
CONNECT

CONNECT

A Poem by Vol


In my other worldthere is more shade than sun. The nap of a Tennessee carpet rolling over every hill and mountain, across the creeks a..
COMPLAINT

COMPLAINT

A Poem by Vol


The thing is, I need a little poison. I’ve lived too safe in the recesses of this space I’ve defined. In the harsh winter of my ..
COMFORT FOOD

COMFORT FOOD

A Poem by Vol


COMFORT FOOD Remember that weekend at the lake? A dim room in the cottage a rough wooden table a crockery bowl, cracked… ..
TOO LATE

TOO LATE

A Poem by Vol


A dry leaf scuttles into non-sensual contact with the water to sail a little while in the wind; I am jostled from my reverie by noisy people d..
COME TOGETHER

COME TOGETHER

A Poem by Vol


In the tight confluence of Tennesseeridges, the sky above the tor out frontdiffuses from gray to dusty blue. I am up before the sun. My cof..
HERE YA GO

HERE YA GO

A Poem by Vol


HERE YA GO I don’t know man, I was just sittin’ an’ thinkin’ about some of what changes when you..
STRAWBERRY fIELDS

STRAWBERRY fIELDS

A Poem by Vol


STRAWBERRY FIELDS I sometimes did an experiment with my students because perspective is everything, well, except for the lies we t..
COFFEE

COFFEE

A Poem by Vol


COFFEE Slow sip of steam and bitter brown. Ahh! Coffee! Out here in what’s left of the farm, in the garden she planted for me, i..