Brother, this all you need to know about my life --
I live near a river where hawks **** & coyotes
run past with varments in their jaws
to be eaten-- fur, sinew
& bone.

Not sure if a publisher will come and call again
Open to it but not depending on it
Writing is my craft and sometimes platform
Always trying to polish it and perfect it
Lately, observing and not trying to call in life is where it is right now
Yearning to travel and enjoy the world but not time yet
Patience is wearing thin and tired of people complaining
Yet, Patience surrounds me
We know what has happened, happening, and we are trying to move forward
So, Please don't ask
Trying to enjoy each day as it comes

C@rainbowchaser2021

Smoking  
In the wind

If she
comes my way

I love her
cold embrace

I fear not
the flame

For all that
turns and coils

In a mind so young
yet tamed

All the thoughts That
linger in the background

If only she could
carry them away

When drinking
by the fire

I can feel myself  
come undone

My nights have
never been colder

And I’m unnerved  
by what’s to come

So I focus on flames
to hide my endless
gaze

All the ghost’s  
Inside my head

Dare I say they
call my name