Matthew Anish Poet I do not know?

Glowing In the Shadows

The city seems
so unreal at night
     Shadows painted 
on so many faces
Streetlights light up the 
roads
     the asphalt 
homeland 
    a young man and woman 
embrace each other
       against the darkness
          As the city 
dwellers grow weary 
       lights go dim
In their homes and apartments 
      the night people wait 
for dawn
        which signals the 
end 
    of their nocturnal 
escapades
(first published in Soul Fountain Winter 2008)

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Donna Golden January 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM Lovely scene you paint here, Matthew. You seem to have a running theme throughout your work. It's beautiful. As to your question, no I haven't read the book you mentioned, but I will have to check it out. I want to learn all I can about the various forms. Blessings, Donna G.

Sharon Winter January 4, 2009 at 1:48 PM Love the people of the city imagery and feel to this. A soft and dreamy write that leaves the reader wondering, perhaps about those nocturnal escapades. Love, Shar