by Ward | Feb 24, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
you walk home hatlessear packed with wet snowsqueak in a field of frozensusurration, foot placelike someone scrunchingStyrofoam, whisper of crystalas ears bleed in razor edgedwind, the silent explosionas the field of absolute white blinds you and you hear...
by Ward | Feb 23, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
as Sufis spinso do planetsas ballerinas pirouetteso do starsas partners twirlso do cometswith our Sunthey soarbright in the spotlightdisappearinto elliptical glorygalaxies spinthe universe spinsall onedance spins
by Ward | Feb 19, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
All you lyricistswho sing to get byI am not one of youI claw at the stars to find what lies behind You philosophers whochase the question whycare not for my replyI’ll tear down the foundations to find what’s behind You glorious beautieswho beguile in your timedon’t...
by Ward | Feb 17, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Fish rise from stillwater drift cloudssmell of fresh grasswinter, snow, greenfallen straw clothes farmland as animals lay downin fields on their sidesbabies are dreaming The temple of sun and seadoes not open until nightwhen its pale exterior is litwith brilliant neon...
by Ward | Feb 16, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
the Devil calledwants me in HellI said, that don’t suit me so wellBTW don’t get me startedlast time we spokeit smelled like you farted Saint Peter phonedhead to the Pearly GatesI said,I don’t mean to be an ingratebut you’ll have to waitwith the wings and thingswe’re...
by Ward | Feb 11, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Salute those who read the end of the book firstfor they seek a reason to read.This is the back of the book,the foundation, the bed rock;this is the mantle, the crust,upon which the detritus of words and thought,are sediment, and the scribblebetween the lines, wash....
