by Patrick Connors
Look out the wind-blown window
Through the evergreen tree gone bare
Sun unseen lights the grey sky
Of air so cold even time is slowed
Until a bitter, vengeful gust
Threatens to take down the tree
The snow-covered roof of the house -
All which is on the horizon;
Try to sink deeper under the covers
And feel secure in knowing this
Is the most peaceful moment of the day
This poem is featured by Phantom Billstickers, which promotes poetry by New Zealand, American, and, starting with Patrick, Canadian poets. American poets who have been featured by them include Robert Creeley as well as former poet laureate Robert Pinsky. Their url: http://www.0800phantom.co.nz/
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Patrick Connors’ poem, ‘Buds’, about three men watching a Maple Leaf game, was shortlisted for the 2010 Scarborough Writers Month Award, and then featured by Phantom Billstickers in New Zealand. He has also been published in The Toronto Quarterly, Word Salad Poetry Magazine, Poet Plant Press, and, most recently, in the inaugural issue of The Unadorned Reader.
Last updated June 11, 2011