By David Pekrul on July 14, 2008
“True story. Paul was a familiar character in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia in the 1970’s. I saw him many times walking the highway between the lakes. One day I gave him a ride.”
See the man walking down the highway.
He wears only ragged shorts and worn-out shoes.
His hair is long and stringy,
His skin is [...]
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By Angelica on June 8, 2008
(Here’s something from Feb. 2008)
His eyes watch her
from across the room.
Her body,
sways like palm trees
in the wind.
Her hand,
an ice-skater gliding the chalk
over the board.
Her voice,
a song the sweet birds sing.
His face,
unfathomable still,
but eyes glisten watching
the performance mill.
What is he thinking?
I wonder,
watching his eyes focused on only her
all the bustling bodies disappear asunder.
The tap tap tap
of [...]
Posted in Love Poems, Poems & Stories | Tagged Angel, Angelica, Beat Of My Heart, Beat Of The Heart, Body Quivers, Bust, Chalk, Chalk Board, Curiosity, Desk, eyes, Full Of Stars, heart, Intellect, list, Lost, Music, Musician, night, Night Sky, Palm Trees, Sea, Shadow, Shadow On The Wall, sin, Sky, Sky Full Of Stars, Song Birds, Sun, Surroundings, Sweet Birds, Tap Tap, Tree, Trees, Trees In The Wind, Wonders Of The Universe
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