Vol : Writing

CORBIES

CORBIES

A Poem by Vol


Often my thoughts, woven in the air, are descended upon by crows who find them, one eye at a time, and eat them like corn in a f..
FARRAGO

FARRAGO

A Poem by Vol


SCREEEECHCHUNCRASH!!! And the empty sky rolls over with a ponderance of silence on a warm day in December. Two metal entities occupy the..
EYES

EYES

A Poem by Vol


My grandfather’s ’65 Falcon split the summer heat when I was sixteen and he let me help drive home to Florida from his Wi..
EXAMINED

EXAMINED

A Poem by Vol


There were savage cowboys and wild Indians, when my grandparents were born. Texas cattle, the steel plow and steam were all the rag..
EVENING

EVENING

A Poem by Vol


Salty kisses in a booth near the back ring like funeral bells in October, “Last call, last call.” floats through blue neon, so ..
EVENT HORIZON

EVENT HORIZON

A Poem by Vol


Fireflies illuminate memories in my dream forest,perfumeon your shouldersin astrobelight fantasy. I turn, and there you are, a Nightbird w..
ESTHETE

ESTHETE

A Poem by Vol


The taste of salt makes my blood pound,. my eyes roll up, and my back arch. The smell of a juicy peach, fresh and sweet i..
ERATO'S FRENCH KISS

ERATO'S FRENCH KISS

A Poem by Vol


Out there in the real world,the redbuds and dogwoodsexplode like fireworkson the side of the mountain.Purple shrapnel flies outto mix with dots..
EPICURE

EPICURE

A Poem by Vol


It is fine to eat spiced food, the taste of hot sauce like fire across my tongue. It is good to hear a slow guitar, the wail of blues..
THE FAT LADY SINGS

THE FAT LADY SINGS

A Poem by Vol


It is a hundred and four degrees out there on this week after solstice, and I think I’ve had an epiphany. I’m not positive yet..