Novelist Online Onpaper offers my thoughts on writing, reading and publishing--and sometimes the world--at the very least on the first of each month and more often by whim. Periodically, I will review novels from the present and the past, published online or on paper. Hopefully, I won't rain on any novelist, especially those seeking their audience without the help of traditional publishers. My novels are available via Kindle, Amazon and Smashwords through my webpage: www.kennethccrowe.com
For thousands
of mornings
over the
past 40 years
my blue and
gray jacket
has
shielded me against
the first
chill of each day
Part of an
ensemble,
somehow
along the way
the pants were
discarded
The jacket stayed
with me
worn into
my old age
Warming my
upper body
after I
arose from bed
through the
many many years
Finally,
ashes for me
a ragbag
for my jacket
A
suggestion: try my novel, THE
HERO, on Kindle
Together
for four decades,
our
destinies are coupled
When his aging
soul departs
will I be
torn into rags
before
being discarded
Born in a
sweat shop,
mostly blue
and gray,
a woman who
loved him
presented me
to him
He named me
‘my jacket’
Every cool
morning,
he always
put me on,
relishing
my warmth
Oh, how he
treasures me
He named me
‘my jacket’
A
suggestion: try my novel, OOOEELIE, on Kindle
