The Poems of David Garlick
When I have a need to write, I go to the spring with my bucket. There the limped waters wait silently for me, enticing me, with a force I do not understand, to pause before dipping my bucket, oh so slowly, into the chilly pool at my feet. The outside bottom rim meets the […]
The elegance of your mobile tail fascinates me, quiet, gentle movements, cat sign language, all your own. From a mere twitch to sweeping lashing swings, so sensitive yet fluent, the echoes of your thoughts. You are a tranquil, beautiful creature, one moment, then next, a killing machine, stalking unwary prey. I watch with awe the […]
The old woman said. “I could have been a professional dancer you know.” Every body laughed; she was very old and senile. For me it was tragic sad. A tear squeezed from my eye but no one saw; in the movies. It was tragic sad, it is always sad; when someone realizes that life […]
Remember me with joy, not sadness in your heart. A peal of bells, a happy laugh, a twinkle in the eye! Remember me and smile. For if, I leave you only this. It will return – some of the happiness, that you have given me. Remember me with love. The glow will surely […]