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Browsing Archive: November, 2010

“The Traveler”

Posted by Frank Letras on Thursday, November 25, 2010,

A poem by Frank

There’s an old man who lives down my street

Who leads a very drab and boring existence

He’ll sit on his door step all the live long day

Watching all the passers-by for instance.

He seldom speaks, and never has any visitors

And with me he just exchanges daily pleasantries

When he is out and about in his garden

Tending to his plants or even pruning his trees.

Last week I plucked up the courage to ask him

To talk to me about his experiences, his life

Curiosity ha...


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“Glimpse into another world”

Posted by Frank Letras on Thursday, November 25, 2010,

A poem by Frank

For Gerard and all the artists of the world

He sat there alone, staring into emptiness

Memories flooding his senses, accentuating his distress

Reflected in the water of the small pond

Was a glimpse into another world, of which he’d been so fond,

Two sisters playing in the yard, an image from the here after,

A golden sunny afternoon, full of innocent carefree laughter.

Bees buzzing around the daffodils, gathering pollen for their honey,

A gaily dressed little lepr...


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