odin_dax
26th August 2007, 12:42 AM
Has anyone heard of him? I know his son, and he gave me his father's collected works on my last birthday. I'm not the biggest fan of poetry, but his writing is nice and I can relate to it. Apparently, some of his stuff was featured in airline magazines.
"The Dreamer"
He spent his childhood hours in a den
of rushes, watching the grey rain braille
the surface of the river. Concealed
from the outside world, nestled within,
he was safe from parents, God, and eyes
that look upon him accusingly,
as though to say: Even at your age,
you could do better. His camouflage
was scant but it served, and at evening,
when fireflies burned holes into heaven,
he took a path homeward in the dark,
a small Noah, leaving his safe ark.
"The Dreamer"
He spent his childhood hours in a den
of rushes, watching the grey rain braille
the surface of the river. Concealed
from the outside world, nestled within,
he was safe from parents, God, and eyes
that look upon him accusingly,
as though to say: Even at your age,
you could do better. His camouflage
was scant but it served, and at evening,
when fireflies burned holes into heaven,
he took a path homeward in the dark,
a small Noah, leaving his safe ark.