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Whit Howland
Are you really seeing what you think you are seeing? The illusion of profundity. All Rights Reserved
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Whit Howland
Whit Howland
6d
Woodpecker
Morse Code
or no code at all
life is noise
and no one tells you
what and what not to listen to
right now the sun's rays
are piercing
the gray fluff of a former
Nimbus cloud
A word painting with a straight forward message.
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Whit Howland
6d
Wee
A flickering street lamp
Fedora and a black thin tie
that's all I get in my
dreams
an occasional shot glass
filled with perfect cubes
and a splash of something
dark to drink
maybe
For Frank
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Whit Howland
6d
Sleep Music
You are far away
but I hear you mostly
at night
your voice tempering
the howling wind the
raging storm
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6d
Whit Howland
Jimmy silker
Ruined in Manhattan.
King Kong
Went wrong
When they brought a blonde along
He only wanted to be loved
It could only end one way.
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Whit Howland
6d
Raining In Chicago
Or somewhere
it's raining hard and it hurts
they tell you time and time again
but nobody ever does
nobody
saves
An abstract word painting
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Whit Howland
7d
A Morning Walk
Wheels spin
as other parts move
gears grind
so many things
being
mixed
in a blender
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Whit Howland
7d
Wooden Giant
And all last week the skies
dumped ***** rain
now the sun shines
birds chirp
a brook babbles
time flies
as you stand letting life happen
in your shadow
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