The Poems of David Garlick
I’ve soared the mountaintop of love. Lived in the valley of self-blame. I’ve sung the songs of happiness, wept scalding tears of shame. I’ve swum warm seas of self-deceit. Plumbed depths, of nameless fears. But now with you upon a lake that has an endless curve. I see the beauty, feel the wind, find flowers […]
Mrs. Ferguson was never late. In fact she could not remember when she had ever been late. She often said to herself. Why cant people be on time? Why be a minute late, when you can be a minute early? Annie was six. Time made no sense to her. Time was a mystery. It […]
If there’s an age I’d like to be, I think I’d chose to stay forty. Old enough to know to say no. Young enough, still plenty of go. Time would be mine to do great things. Young enough to still have dreams. Slay a dragon, sail a sea and still a chance to just […]
What is this chemistry that lights my soul and flings salt into tear ladened eyes? What is this chemistry that chokes my breath and quakes my chest with shaking sobs? What is this chemistry that cause grief when silk soft thoughts caress my mind? What is this chemistry that lifts me up and just as […]