Tag: poetry
member name: jonathan H.
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December 22, 2007 11:05 AM EST --
De rerum natura-
The icicle extends laterally off the eave,
Defying gravity as the deep cold
Freezes each slow rolling drop
Before it can escape its momentum
or fall.
I slipped-
Gingerly navigating . . .
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August 20, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
I attended the wedding of one of my residents (students-I’m a doctor) on Saturday. Although we co-workers did lengthen the guest list to 150, the feeling of familiarity and closeness was prominent . . .
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June 01, 2007 07:35 PM EDT --
I went on a date with someone to whom I felt no physical attraction.
As I was kissed in the warm night air, under a romantic full moon, I felt nothing and could not fake an adequate reaction. . . .
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October 26, 2007 09:26 PM EDT --
I long for a knight’s quest,
An unwinnable battle with Death to save an innocent.
But my lazy faith in logic, reason, and expectations
Forestall the fervor of a fanatic.
My resume serves as . . .
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October 31, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
Not quite monkey Shakespeare
Or a lottery win,
Tasty bites of colored candy
From a covered tin.
I poured out M&Ms,
Devouring one by one
To find a color-coded fate,
Or just to savor the fun. . . .
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