11.08.2007

friend

a noise
shatters the cool evening air.
the shuffling from beside
greatly concerns us.

a beast
perhaps. or even a demon
lurks among the foliage.
who are we to face such
a nebulous malice?

an arm
shatters the cool evening air.
my fears, vanquished, humbly
retreat to the ends of my mind.

a brother
perhaps. or even a twin
there stands, protecting me.
what could harm me
now?

this night holds no darkness.
why? because i am with you.

5 comments:

tim said...

I google-image searched "friend," hoping to find some obvious display of semblance.
Remarkably, most of the images contained some sort of dog.
That would be an unacceptable picture to use as a heading, so, for this post, I'm going to do away with the header picture.

justin said...

I read this before too. Really good. I like how you wrote a poem about your almost-fatal adventure! Why hasn't anyone else commented this??

Also, nice new template.

Marjorie Evelyn said...

I'm an awful person for taking so long to comment on these, Timothy. I apologize.

For some reason responding to your poetry using prose never seems quite adequate.

This is one of my favorites, I think. So good. Seriously. I love the last stanza.

I wish I could write more...

Lisa said...

Wow...such words...

I love your poetry, Time. I hope that doesn't begin to lose meaning, as I comment in the same manner on just about all of your posts, but I really enjoy your writing.

my favorite part...
"a brother
perhaps. or even a twin
there stands, protecting me.
what could harm me
now?"

:)

Andrew said...

Hmmm...I know I sent you an e-mail about this, but I feel bad not leaving an official comment, as well.

REALLY good, Tim. As Lisa said, I hope the fact that I always say that doesn't detract from my comments at all. It's just a testament to how amazing your poetry really is! I'm amazed every time. Seriously.

Et quel bon soir! Quelle bonne promenade--comme toujours.

Je te verrai bientot (grace a Dieu)!