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Summer’s Onslaught Edging Into May

Sam Silva

Summer’s onslaught edging into May
bakes this swampy yard.
Iced coffee
levels out the day outside
and the guest room has a bed and fan
cool as petals on the water
…the mind is groggy old…it’s true
but no matter what they say
about the sky outside
the sky outside is perfect blue
and a vision of the window melts away
as cool cool feelings slide into their dream.
If youth was just the milk and curds
old age is the butter
and the cream…

Sam Silva

Sam Silva has published over 150 poems in print magazines, including Sow's Ear, The ECU Rebel, Pembroke Magazine, Samisdat, St. Andrew's Review, Charlotte Poetry Review, Main Street Rag and others. Has published at least 300 poems in online journals including Jack Magazine, Comrades, Megaera, Poetry Super Highway, physik garden, Ken again, -30-, Fairfield Review, Foliate Oak, and dozens of others. He is a frequent contributor to Empty Mirror.

His chapbooks have been published by three small presses, and his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize seven times. Bright Spark Creative of Wilimington published his first full-length book, EATING AND DRINKING.

He now has many books and chapbooks available at lulu.comsamsilva54 and as books available at Amazon. His spoken word poetry is available at the major digital markets such as Apple iTunes. Follow him on Twitter @samsilva1954.

Author: Sam Silva Tags: poetry Category: Poetry May 27, 2014

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