Thoughts

What is needed to make an impression? Thoughts to follow soon. And now, an excerpt from the short story entitled "Conversations After Dark":

It had been two weeks since I had last seen Johnny. He shipped out before I had a chance to say goodbye, so the I found myself apologizing to a phantom.

"Sorry, for that baby, I should have never doubted you. I was drunk, and I didn't mean it. Godspeed and good luck. No, I don't want anything. Just come back home. Baby, please..."

And then two weeks after that, I realized my pleas had fallen on deaf ears. Once again, I am left all alone in the world without sunshine on the horizon.

Haiku

Little droplets fall,

Ink turned to art on paper,

The weary poet rests.

Biking and Summer Reads

BIKED THE AMTRAK CENTURY!!!! YEAH!!!

Finished:

"Octopussy and the Living Daylights" by Ian Fleming

"Live and Let Die" by Ian Fleming

"Thunderball" by Ian Fleming

In Progress:

"Kim" by Rudyard Kipling

"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad

"The World of Nagaraj" by R.K. Narayan

Upcoming:

"American Pastoral" by Philip Roth

"Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand

Journey

Walking in a cloud,
Painted by the rain,
Wishing for tears of sunshine,
To wash away the pain.

Tearing through the mist,
On a mountain by the sea,
Skating on beads of purple,
Hoping to be free.

Gliding through the fog,
Without a soul in sight,
Then spotting double rainbows,
Under the golden light.

Swimming in the ocean,
And swirling in the sand,
Catching falling Helios,
Finally feeling grand.