Neuro Logical
Freezing rain into morning - Jesse Miksic
The dust-light snow was
An ominous blessing, vortex
Drawing in all the idle
Afternoon chatter and
Now its true face is
Showing: steady burnishing rain
As the moon struggles
To get a look –
A moment ago was
Yesterday, and this tomorrow
Is eager to host a
Deadly freeze like a
Carpet bomb, and my
Prophet ears know its
Trick vibrations will reach me
Through the closed channels
In the poured foundation
(As a sheet of ice presides
Over the morning)
Here at the sunroom window,
A blank gaze into the
Winter night, I recognize
This year’s signature
Upon the lawn and
Lo! There comes amidst
The crackling a long howl,
Slow ambulance siren as
One of our own
Lone creatures
Bears its brethren
Back to a lonely den
What a sad body, this
Rolling sound
What a fierce quiet,
This winter storm
Bio:
Jesse Miksic is a graphic designer and writer living in the suburbs of
Philadelphia. He spends his life writing poetry, obsessing over offbeat
movies and video games, and having adventures with his wonderful wife
and daughter. Recent placements include Praxis Magazine Online, Sky
Island Journal, Bodega Magazine, and Deracine Journal.