Red Wolf Journal (Online Anthology "Journeying") Sept 2020
Red Wolf Editions: Visitations (Online Author’s
Collection) March 2023
I’ve circled this damned planet
a gazillion times already, just trying
to wake up where the sun comes up,
just trying to find that spot.
a gazillion times already, just trying
to wake up where the sun comes up,
just trying to find that spot.
No matter how far east I travel,
I go to bed confident that, this time,
I’ve finally found my Mecca;
that the sun will rise at the foot of my bed.
I go to bed confident that, this time,
I’ve finally found my Mecca;
that the sun will rise at the foot of my bed.
No dice. Ever. Every day’s the same.
One time I saw it come up just behind
a Brooklyn high-rise. Not much later
it was the Eiffel Tower. Yeah, right.
One time I saw it come up just behind
a Brooklyn high-rise. Not much later
it was the Eiffel Tower. Yeah, right.
Maybe I should change my ways;
maybe start chasing the sunset instead.
I’m older now. Maybe I should be wiser.
I’m pretty sure it sets just west of here.
maybe start chasing the sunset instead.
I’m older now. Maybe I should be wiser.
I’m pretty sure it sets just west of here.