Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 13, 2026
Peter A. Witt

Peter A. Witt

Peter A. Witt is a Texas Poet and a retired university professor. He also writes family history with a book about his aunt published by the Texas A&M Press. His poetry has been published on various sites including Fleas on the Dog, Inspired, Open Skies Quarterly, Active Muse, New Verse News, and WryTimes.

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About Peter A. Witt

Peter A. Witt is a Texas Poet and a retired university professor. He also writes family history with a book about his aunt published by the Texas A&M Press. His poetry has been published on various sites including Fleas on the Dog, Inspired, Open Skies Quarterly, Active Muse, New Verse News, and WryTimes.

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  • In Praise of Banging

    Peter A. Witt is a Texas Poet and a retired university professor. He also writes family history with a book about his aunt published by the Texas A&M Press. His poetry has been published on various sites including Fleas on the Dog, Inspired, Open Skies Quarterly, Active Muse, New Verse News, and WryTimes.

  • Silence

    "...Headstones mark the life of one long past..."

  • Leaving Me Softly

    "...when the sun casts golden hues over the valley mountains..."

  • Poems in the Breeze

    "...tales of soulful scenic wonder,,,"

  • Rain

    "...then the bang of the barn door..."

  • Headline: Washing Machine Eats Socks

    "...I know a pair of each was there when start was pressed..."

  • Requiem

    "... a package being dropped off for storage..."

  • Poetic Recipe

    "Poetry is a dash of salt and a pinch of pepper mixed with silvery shallots..."

  • First Squeeze

    "...zest of orange permeating the breeze...."

  • Woke Poetry

    "...Brevity demands the perfect six words to express love..."

  • Old Red Barn

    "...didn

  • Loud and Proud

    "...singing a song stolen yesterday..."

  • Elder Repairs

    "...too many cracks, too many places where water seeps through..."

  • Where you'll find me when my poetry days are done

    "...see the bluebonnets blazing in a spring meadow..."

  • Chickadees were silent at 3 a.m.

    "...on a night when fading leaves lay still on the trees..."

  • Not sure where I am, but know where I ain’t

    "...and isn't my backyard, no matter how much time we spend mowing the lawn and weeding..."

  • Days of the Week

    "...whispering cowbirds wishing to be great horned owls..."

  • Shiny Red Shoes

    "...she ran here, there, everywhere, around the house, the yard..."

  • Chair Memories at the Inn

    Peter A. Witt is a Texas Poet and a retired university professor.

  • Poetry is my wife

    "...the sudden desire to be alone for seemingly endless hours..."

  • On a farm that disappeared

    "...the aroma of pot roast, sweet corn, fresh baked bread..."

  • Joyce's Garden

    "I watch her clearing wilted flowers from her garden..."

  • Silent Night

    "...random thoughts floated in the shadows..."

  • Roadkill

    "...old men discuss the past at the one diner left..."

  • Bananas, Lemons, and Ice Cream

    "...perhaps it will come to me in a midnight dream..."

  • I could forever watch you

    "...warm with love and wisdom..."

  • Living like a Bluebird

    "...His absence stains my heart..."

  • The early bird gets to do the weeding

    "...the grey of winter was about to be buried..."