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Reflections In A Western River
Poems & Essays by Richard W. Mack
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The sweep and swell of the western landscape writes its own history, but the rivers whisper the story. To look into the waters of a flowing river is to look into the eyes of mystery located at those fixed points where present time is trapped in reflection as a stationary image. So it is with the West and memories. Time, in irresistible urgency, moves on without us, but memories, with irreplaceable yearnings, stay.
This book is for those who know these waters of the West. It is for those who have stood on the banks of some western river and who have left some part of the mystery of their life reflected there.
Rocking Chair
watching the moths
woo the electric death
of the streetlight
he sat each night
in the rocking chair
on the screened in porch
sharing cold milk
from a quart jar
with his cat
afghan over his knees
worn gray socks
covering thin ankles
shirt buttoned
tight to his neck
never warm
even on hot summer nights
he checked
the gold watch often
though he seldom
remembered to wind it
memories churned
by the measured
rocking of the chair
we could never
see him clearly
through the screen
never knew if
he scoffed
or smiled
never knew his dreams
and only the cat
knows when
the rocking stopped
ISBN: 978-0-9791434-1-0
Full Title: Reflections In A Western River
Full Subtitle: Poems & Essays by Richard W. Mack
Retail Price: Paperback $12.00 (U.S.)
Author Name: Richard W. Mack
Format: Trade Paperback (6.5 X 8.5)
Number Of Pages: 92; Publishing Date: November, 2005
BISAC Subject Code : POE5010: Poetry / American
Publisher:Wind Whistle Press
Distributor: Wind Whistle Press
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