Through the trees
snippets from a rainy evening, renamed through the pages
In bed at night,
alone,
husbandless
for the week,
reading another
man’s poetry
makes me feel
oddly close to
the poet.
His desire for
connection and
depth of soul
are clear.
Need comes
through the pages
and I think to myself
it’s a good thing there
are so many miles
between his door
and mine.
Amigos
Paperback and ebook available for Better Cigarettes and Other Poems by Philip Vermaas published by Blue Hour Press
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Better Cigarettes and Other Poems by Philip Vermaas is more than a poetry collection. It is a 158 page book of stories in the form of poems that are based on real life experience. Philip was born in South Africa and spent time in Scotland and England. During his travels, he encountered various people from the underdog transient begging on the corner to a sexy young woman in a high class grocery store.
Without Supper or Understanding
As a child of perhaps 5,
before I knew what a
cliché or a lie was,
my best friend and I
hopped over my backyard fence
to follow the trail of a rainbow which
was clearly landing nearby.
We followed and followed,
but it continued to get away from us.
Eventually a nice woman stopped us
and called my mother.
We both went to sleep that night
without supper or much understanding
of the days events.
Poem published today at Electric Windmill Press
My poem “Discussing Jesus” was published today on Electric Windmill Press.
Check it out! 
http://electricwindmillpress.com/discussing-jesus-by-susie-sweetland/
