SO FEW PLEASURES LEFT

A shop window with a black background offers reflections for free.   Brief glances of approval or disappointment. a casual moment to review size or height or the unwanted parts. A tip of the hat. Straightening a tie. The acceptance of neatness or unchangeable habits.   The reflection fails to reveal inner thoughts, turmoil, sin, … More SO FEW PLEASURES LEFT

NEVER FAILS

I see visions of tomorrow. Clubs with open doors, red seats and low smoky lights; melting drinks and bowls of peanuts. Freight trains rumble by with freeloaders hanging on as winds rustle their shirts and jackets and hair without hats.   Fast talking and slow moving salesmen hawk everything, especially what they don’t own.  Kids … More NEVER FAILS

FULL OF NOTICE

Its where long streets with red lights stop the direction of forward motion. Boys in leather jackets.  Girls with tattoos, red lipstick and black boots; bright smiles and sunglasses, fingers adorned with rings.  Shoulders sway to all types of music.  Hats and jackets form circles of color.  They are artists of extreme quality, where personal … More FULL OF NOTICE