Here is a poem that doesn’t seem quite good enough to send out, but still I think it deserves a home. So I hope you like it.
late Afternoon
Cigar shop and I’m thinking
of you when I should be working
on something that might get published.
But your hair is something
of a coolness on my mind.
And I can picture [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Poem
Posted in Poetry, tagged Cigars, Poetry on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sunset Over Snow
Posted in Poetry, tagged Poetry, snow, women on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a neat poem I wrote while I was at my brother’s farm in Michigan. Enjoy.
Matthew Fouts
Sunset Over Snow
Let me think of you now quickly.
In this light, the snow outside
is the sandy color of your skin.
In this now, the bare trees are
the dark brown of your hair,
your lovely upturned eyes.
Hurry. Kiss me while the [...]
The Cock Block draft I
Posted in Poetry on January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Cock Block
Since you told me what a great guy I am,
I have found that the walk from my front
door to the empty garbage can on the curb
is a great deal longer than I remember.
Since you have taken to reminding me
of how nice it is to have me around,
I have found myself staying up late [...]
Le Quattro Stagioni
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized, tagged le quattro stagioni, Poetry, the four seasons, Uncategorized on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a first draft of a poem I’m working on for a very special girl
Le Quattro Stagioni
I.
Come and see the lovely fawns
frisk and play, for it is their first
spring as well. Their dark eyes
shine like your dark hair with
a peculiar light, a young light.
raucous with a rush of life,
awkward with [...]
