The Poems of David Garlick
Two hearts that beat, counting down the seconds of remaining lives. Held close, pinioned with clinging arms, yet torn apart, not by force but by their parent’s wills. Forbidden sight, forbidden meeting forbidding love, for all time. Thus standing in a last farewell, sob shaken, pearled with tears, they parted. He standing still in […]
In the end only love is really important. Forget the noisy lamentations, the outward signs of grief. Save these for private moments of remembrance. Quietly weep – to wash the soul of pain. When those who are close try to console you, allow them their moment – to show their love for you; for […]
One minute a bustling person, next a mere mortal. She is my friend, we have been together thirty six years. I am afraid. What would I do without her? What of all those plans we have the places still to see? The people we hope to meet, the exotic foods to try, small adventures […]
His name was Sam, a warehouse man. Fat and ugly comes to mind. With one tooth each side and little hair, he chased what he could find. He pursued the girls at every bar but could never summarize why his affairs were short in length. Perhaps it was his size. He met a […]