Thursday, March 1, 2018

No Longer a Swinger--By Michael Lee Johnson--United States

No Longer a Swinger

This painted cat
on my balcony
hangs in this sun,
bleaches out
it's wooden
survival kit,
cut short-
then rots
chips
paint
cracks
widen in joints,
no infant sparrow wings  
nestled in this hole
beneath its neck-
then falls down.
No longer a swinger
in latter days, August wind.

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. Today he is a poet, freelance writer, amateur photographer, and small business owner in Itasca, Illinois. Mr. Johnson is published in numerous publications, his poems have appeared in 35 countries, he edits, publishes 10 different poetry sites

5 comments:

  1. Dear Michael,

    Thank you for your contribution. You really 'painted' a picture with this poem. I love it.

    Best wishes,
    Inge

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  2. Michael,

    Thank you for this well-written delight. Continued blessings to you!

    Beautiful interview. Continued blessings to you both!

    -MJ
    www.creativeinspirationspp.blogspot.com

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  3. Great take on a swinger Michael
    Knight Writer

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