Devastation and Discipline in "Other"

Two of my poems, recently published in my chapbook, "Antietam," have been reprinted in the Albany Poets magazine, "Other."

Cigars

One of those neat little bad habits that I have picked up in 2007 is the smoking of cigars. Not Garcia-Vegas...not Phillies Blounts, but decent cigars. Not cheap, of course. My favorite is the A. Fuente Hemingway Short Story. I also enjoy the Sancho Panza. A good sit on the porch in the summer or autumn, a lit cigar, cup of coffee or glass of beer and a cigar. There was a point where I was smoking too many of them, had a bit of a sore throat, so I cut down. My favorite activity, however, is driving on the highway and smoking a cigar. And listening to rock and roll on the CD player. What is life but a continuum of wonderful little moments!

Communion

a dear friend, a dear lover and me
a shared glass of bourbon
a moment of sensual bliss
two pairs of gorgeous pursed lips
take part in the sacrament.

[and yet i aspire
for a greater bonding;
not of flesh in bed
but of heart, soul and head.]

but for now...
the bourbon is shared
with two women for whom
i truly deeply care,

and i transcend...

dear lover and dear friend!

(c) 2007, fprm