Forgetting The Book
Never mind.
It is too late to go
back to get it.
Never mind.
I remember
the sound well
enough, the deep
brooding wall
of his voice
filling up the spaces
the way dark drapes
close in front of a window.
Four-time Pushcart Prize as well as Best of the Net nominee, J.R. Solonche has been publishing in magazines, journals, and anthologies since the early 70s.He is coauthor of PEACH GIRL: POEMS FOR A CHINESE DAUGHTER (Grayson Books) and author of BEAUTIFUL DAY, forthcoming from Deerbrook Editions. He lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Untitled, with Passengers 
Awww…Too bad; I loved that book.
There’s no arguing with him, though, once you’re on the road.
Well done.