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The poetry of s.c. harz / “Matches”

matches

Matches

 

Because I told you that

I would find you on the other side,

and I promised,

with an old book of matches

from the site of our first date

I strike head against flint and toss them

one by one

around the dry wooden floor and wait.

Because I made a promise,

and I want to get there first.

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This is an excerpt of my poem, “Promise.” Please visit my Amazon author page: 

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Poetry / “Neon buzzing”

Neon buzzing



Along the route,

and under Budweiser buzzing neon

in the barroom window above

I killed time buying

glasses of beer with loose coins

collected in the Chevy truck ashtray

while trying to count

the number of streetlights

between you and home.

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This poem is included in my collection titled, “Country Songs and Backroad Love Notes” – available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

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