On the night train there is no hoot hoot hoot hoot of the barred owl or the chirp chirp chirp of cricket stridulation. There is only the rhythmic cha, cha, cha of the wheels on the track. The hypnotic tempo, combined with the undulating motion of the train, gently lulls me to sleep. I doContinue reading “Night Train”
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Urban Artist
Young urban artistCars honk outside gallery She hears paint splash on canvasSoft paint bristles rustleDetached from the incessant din Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #265 Val’s Looking at Poems Around the World. I chose the following form: “2. Peru: The Wayra – A popular form originating in Peru/Bolivia from the indigenous Quechua people. The word wayra meansContinue reading “Urban Artist”
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