Doorjamb Poems - Poems about Doorjamb

...I close my eyes to sleep, When suddenly I hear A buzzing in my bedroom – It’s right here by my ear! It’s over by the window – No, it’s by me on the floor. Now it’s quiet. Is it stopping So I......Read the rest...

...Carpentry It’s the first nail That hurts, the sharpness That pierces right through the framed constructs Of our wooden fears With unrelenting precision As if we could unhurry our blood ......Read the rest...

...Love and admire someone Deeply, Build a castle with him Brick by brick, Paint the walls with frescoes, Draw dreams. Hold him When the illness comes, Cook him chicken broth, Kiss his sweaty......Read the rest...

...I know it is not so but I have the clear feeling that at any moment you will open the door with your noisy key ring, and I will hear distinctly the off-key sound of your slow and heavy steps ......Read the rest...