The Poems of David Garlick
Near our home there is a magic lake. Not a big lake but a very pretty one. Two lakes really but once it was one, I think. More like large ponds set among aspen trees, willow, popular, birch, evergreens and bushes of blackberry, salmon berry, Huckleberry and red current, offering a snack or a bucket […]
It started off quite simply. “We want a house.” they said. “With old world charm, a view of the sea and room for our king size bed.” Three bedrooms will do, with a bathroom or two and a garage, now that’s understood. But we don’t have much cash and I’m sorry to say our […]
With one last hug, a kiss and we’ll be gone. Leaving behind our love ones and our cares, a poignant moment lost amid the noise. Good wishes, hand shakes, smiles and quiet tears, The cord is cut; mooring lines let go. The planning and the stowing reach that point – where all at once […]
Bikini on a towel, on a rock, near the sea shore, or Sun auburn hair, on a rock, in a stream? Splendidly brief, in the sun like a sculpture, or Alone in a forest, butterflies, fill the air? Both beings of beauty, one of show, one of substance. […]