Tim Lane

Poem Begun Before a Storm

I’m glad to be alive if only to witness this storm
For a storm is neat to see like that one home run by Mark McGwire
Or Mount Rushmore or the opening credits of Baywatch
Admittedly there are many other things
I put one foot in front of the other I am walking

Noticing between disheveled curtains
Everyone in the neighborhood’s watching the same
Show generally we are fair people
Work hard & value TV

Quite often a storm is like a curve ball
Impossible to hit, O, my love, have you seen
How dark it is to the north, never mind
Come upstairs while the children
Are still asleep

 

Tim Lane lives in Lansing, MI. He writes and paints. He has a master’s degree in creative writing from Michigan State University. His work has appeared in a handful of journals and webzines.

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