Jack Worthington : Writing

Rebellion Against the Sun

Rebellion Against the Sun

A Poem by Jack Worthington


The setting sun is cooled from his noontime glareNow a bright orange disk in the smoggy skySlowly easing to the ground in despairNo longer the all see..
The Affair

The Affair

A Poem by Jack Worthington


My eyes opened to the sunlight streaming through the skylightsMeasured steps down the stairs, looking at the clock aheadOnly seconds from my bed, my h..
A Short Conversation

A Short Conversation

A Poem by Jack Worthington


She sat there in a chair looking out the picture windowThe sun remained high in the sky that afternoonSighing, she stared blankly watching the flowers..
The Jump

The Jump

A Poem by Jack Worthington


He fears what he does not know, a wise voice saidFists of white knuckles, holding tight, dreadingFor all under his wrath, there would be no endingThis..
A Timely Death

A Timely Death

A Poem by Jack Worthington


All things come and go, their presence precarious at bestLegacies worn down over time's pounding rain unendingBlood flows from appendages to the heart..
Autumn Approaches

Autumn Approaches

A Poem by Jack Worthington


All decays, the leaves on the trees and the stars in the skyEnding in various shades of brown and blackSlowly neutralized, then oxidized as electrons ..
Another Troubled Man

Another Troubled Man

A Poem by Jack Worthington


He said he was from Colorado, then from TexasI'm still uncertain from where but somewhere out thereWhere the dust clowds blow in the summer airMany sm..
The Adulteress

The Adulteress

A Poem by Jack Worthington


Seven years ago a vow was madeEven then, she seemed quite afraidConcerned her hair stayed in its braidOn that morning before the day began to fade. A ..
The Skydiver

The Skydiver

A Poem by Jack Worthington


Long ago but just yesterday I knew a man who flewIn a town so far away where the nights became the dayThe sun shone so bright on this city made of cla..

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