Crossing the Neches
The sun finally disappeared below the horizon.
The road ahead
Dark and solitary,
Broken only by the occasional
Shadowy silhouettes
Of forest residents
Intersecting with our intrusion
Into their domain.
Our pathway through the pines opens
And we cross the Neches River.
I strain my eyes
To see the water,
My attention is drawn upward
God has sewn sequins
In the night sky.
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.
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| Title | Comments | Submitted |
| Happy New Year | 1 | 01/08/2010 |
| This Morning | 6 | 11/12/2009 |
| Come Out and Play | 3 | 11/04/2009 |
| Farewell Summer | 2 | 10/09/2009 |
| Autumn Changes | 5 | 09/26/2009 |
| Salmon | 2 | 09/20/2009 |
| My Second Cup | 2 | 09/16/2009 |
| A Cup of Mental Pause | 1 | 09/14/2009 |
| Moonlight on the Gulf | 3 | 09/06/2009 |
| Mikey's Summer vacation | 2 | 08/23/2009 |
| Childhood Imaginings | 1 | 08/21/2009 |
| Summer Midday | 6 | 08/16/2009 |
| Wish Him Well | 3 | 08/08/2009 |
| Friendy Interference | 1 | 08/07/2009 |
| Cicada Chorus | 7 | 08/01/2009 |
| Spring Remembered | 2 | 07/31/2009 |
| Starfish and Seaweed | 0 | 07/25/2009 |
| Boo's Lullabye | 1 | 07/25/2009 |
| Road Trip | 2 | 07/23/2009 |
| Pixie Moon | 2 | 07/22/2009 |
| Late Awake | 1 | 07/18/2009 |
| Imaginings | 0 | 07/15/2009 |
| It's All about Me | 0 | 07/10/2009 |
| The Welcome Home | 2 | 07/06/2009 |
| Triumphant Day | 0 | 07/02/2009 |
| To Play For You | 0 | 07/01/2009 |
| Come Close | 1 | 06/30/2009 |
| Do Not Disturb | 3 | 06/28/2009 |
| Crossing the Neches | 0 | 06/28/2009 |
| A Toast to Life | 3 | 06/26/2009 |
| Mother's Day After | 1 | 06/23/2009 |
| Moon Dance | 4 | 06/22/2009 |
| Good Morning | 7 | 06/18/2009 |
| My Son is Going to Baghdad | 3 | 06/13/2009 |
| Mother's Day | 0 | 06/13/2009 |
| Sun Sleep | 4 | 06/12/2009 |
| Moonglow | 3 | 06/12/2009 |
| Paradise Beach 1962 | 0 | 06/12/2009 |
| The Hideaway | 0 | 06/10/2009 |
| Am I? | 3 | 06/06/2009 |
| Whisper Stories | 2 | 06/06/2009 |
| Day is Done | 3 | 06/06/2009 |
| The Storm | 1 | 05/25/2009 |
| The Glass Wall | 2 | 05/25/2009 |
| My Eden | 6 | 05/23/2009 |
| It's Monday | 1 | 05/23/2009 |
| The Oak and the Pine | 5 | 05/16/2009 |
| The Hammock | 1 | 05/23/2009 |
| Pillow Fight | 4 | 05/11/2009 |
| Rain | 3 | 05/11/2009 |
| First Frost | 4 | 05/11/2009 |
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