3 Poems
Summer Days, Summer Nights David S Nicholson Sep. 13, 2026 Green grass and clover Purple flowers and ants Black dog and sunlight Hot dogs and coke Corn cobs and beer Potato salad and paprika Fire pit and friends Lawn darts and rye Pure joy and youth Time Won't Stop By David S Nicholson June 3, 2026 The room is cold, but I have a deep desire to sit here nude and free from the expectations of a society that refuses to understand and is only willing to see through polluted eyes what it is like to be free in your own body. Calmly I sit and listen to the endless traffic on the 2 busy streets near me and I wonder where they are all rushing to go and who they are leaving behind to be there and if they feel the departure from those they love. The sky is always in motion but as I watch it, it is a solid grey that seems to be still like I am, yet it never stops moving. In my mind I remember that we are always moving in time and space, even while we sit still and try not to be washed down the...