Seasonal Difference by John Dowell
Spring follows/the moon’s crystal night./Crocus crawl/from the cold blue dark/like a child’s yellow baubles.…
Voices at Night by John Dowell
Why do you stay?/I stay for morning/breaking over the waters/like the surprise of love/in her eyes…
Oceans of Trees by John Dowell
I have everything I need. I have a cold steel toilet for my bare ass to
sit on. I have a little push-button sink that…
Advice from a lifer by John Dowell
Been down eighteen years. Now, even my dreams are of prison, he said with a laugh. Better cut ties, kid. Forget about that girl.…
Thinking of Rain Shadow Review by John Dowell
I wrote this for you because you / accept the unacceptable / whose tales are beautiful as any…
Royalty by John Dowell
Aristocratic oaks and hickories / move their limbs languorously / choosing on whom to bestow lemon light / or shade, like bishops / disseminating…
Snow is Black When by John Dowell
It sleeps / under the sun-blinded stare / of an old cedar
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Prison Time by John Dowell
I stand at the window / for hours / hoping something out of the ordinary / will happen
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The Key by John Dowell
There is / nothing / like the sound…
Blackbird by John Dowell
Outside my cell window / bleached umber sand / shines …