Closing In On
Seventy
Ten years old on a
breezy day
in March of ’63, a
boy climbing
a long slant of
lawn
paused to scan the
sky
and a sudden
serenity
descended upon
him,
or perhaps rose
from
the moist earth.
He stood
as still as the
beech beside him
while fall’s dead
leaves, released from
old snow, swirled
’round his shoes.
As I close in on
seventy,
the child comes
with me,
taking my hand as
a child will.
This poem was published by Trouvaille Review in March of 2021. It's also the opening poem in Alec's new book of poetry, Hard To Be a Hero.
Alec Solomita is a writer and artist working in the Boston (USA) area. His
fiction has appeared in
the Southwest Review, The
Mississippi Review, Southword
Journal, and Peacock,
among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal. His
poetry has appeared in Poetica, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Litbreak,
Driftwood Press, Anti-Heroin Chic, The Galway Review, The Lake, and
elsewhere, including several anthologies. His photographs and drawings can be
found in Convivium, Fatal Flaw, Young Ravens Review, Tell-Tale Inklings, and
other publications. He took the cover photo and designed the cover of his
poetry chapbook, “Do Not Forsake Me,” which was published in 2017. His
full-length poetry book, “Hard To Be a Hero,” was just released by Kelsay Books.
No comments:
Post a Comment