Poetry

"...a visual delight..."

John P. Drudge is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of four books of poetry.

"...I catch a glimpse of you or so I think..."

Salvatore Difalco is a Sicilian Canadian poet and short story writer currently living in Toronto.

"...Old enough to learn from your mistakes ..."

"...think about the ocean as it begins to rain..."

",,,Caramel-flavored mouthfuls of moving sunlight..."

"...Is it right to supplicate God with a roll call?..."

"...The odor of neglect and scarcity..."

"...I asked you why you never let me go..."

"...Why did I not see old people when I was young..."

"...they've got fifteen extra years to sin like mad..."

"...Each ripple returning from shoreline to source..."

"...More than a Christmas gift..."

"...We fathers-in-law meet periodically...."

"...is there a point in pondering implausible scenarios..."

"...I delight in the warmth of the eternity..."

"...Think of unthinkable words prefixed with un-..."

"...Cups of tea, evening snack together..."

"...I have prepared some gifts for you..."

"...when the worlds collided, waging war on innocence...."

"...A war on a foreign soil That they did not cause..."

"The news the Soviets had launched Sputnik..."

"...something not really there but the ideal..."

"...Pale sunshine may give way to rain..."

"...there was a global conspiracy theory..."

"...searched my memory and my imagination..."

"...He was surprised and happy to see me..."

"...with these hands I smear colours -- mauve, scarlet, pink..."

"...The tales of our past move through the air like a rocket in space..."