October 24, 2011

Patrick Gallagher

Patrick Gallagher

flute music
from the temple
we cannot enter
winter waves
bringing fresh moonstones
to the beach
first meeting you
a flight of balloons
above the summer river
moon viewing
wine from Slovenia
fills my cup
no comet just the plain stars tonight
a bench in shade
old folks plotting
their next moves
stream of ants
running madly
in both directions
relaxed
knowing I get off
at the last stop
Veterans Day
a parade with more marchers
than viewers
just before dawn
one last ornament
all the difference
All poems copyright by Patrick Gallagher. They may not be used for any purpose without explicit permission.
A number of these poems have been published in Mariposa, Raw Nervz, and the Two Autumns Press publications A Path to the Sea and If I Met Basho.