Number 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock
The Feast of Life
Swallow the anguish.
Extract the juice
of this bitter fruit,
and expel the residue
upon the already
splattered canvas.
Train at Night (Shutterstock)
The After-Midnight Express
A train whistle at 12:40 a.m.—
steel wheels screeching against the tracks,
a speeding thunderbolt passing
through Rome, New York,
cloaked by the cover of night,
hauling freight to the West,
or passengers en route
to another town,
while I recline in bed, awake,
traversing a picturesque landscape
inside my head.
Datebook
August 9th, 2000:
This date chosen for no reason.
Just an absurd desire,
serving as a simple reminder,
to stop on occasion,
rewind the clock and remember.
©2017 Francis DiClemente
(Sidewalk Stories, Kelsay Books)
Francis DiClemente 