POEMS
by J. L. Comeau
Here Are a Few of my Poems That have been Published in the Genre Magazines

 

MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER
    				He
    				Tried to grab me
    				Out there
    				In the dark
    				Behind the 7-Eleven, but
   				I
    				Whipped the blade
    				From my purse, and
    				You should have seen
    				His face
   		 		Fall.         
 
 
TO THE EAST
                         
               		He lay like a reptile in the sun
               		Hooded slow blinker
               		Lizard smile
               		Drawing in midday heat
               		Risen from cool night torpor
               		Caves to the east still singing
               		Midnight songs of
               		Sweet infinity
               		He rose like a god from a stone
               		Pale inscrutable
               		Sculpture piece
               		Footsteps rang like bells
               		Dance of light across the desert
               		A blinded falcon to the wrist
               		Flowers spraying
               		From his heels
               
			He burned like a flame in the ocean
               		Screaming planet
               		Whimpering mote
               		Astounded it should happen
               		Betrayed by one so weak as I
               		Drawn laughing to the pyre
               		I turn to the east
               		Black skies beckon
               
                          
 
WIDOW'S WATCH
          			Wind moans
               		Low groans
               		Scratching at the windowscreens
               		Tapping at the dormer eaves
               		Something rustling in the leaves
               		Setting sun
               		Get the gun
               		Daddy's home again

 
FADEOUT
			   Moonbeams
                    	  	   Deathdreams
                    	   	   Coffins roaring underground
                    	   	   Creaking pulley rumble down
                    	    	   Shovel cover wormy mound
                    	   	   Silent screams
                    	   	   Final themes
                    	   	   All struggles cease



     
© 2009 J. L. Comeau