Five or so foul men.
Good morning, just passing through!
The filthiest words.
He had a hard life.
So he has permission to
fully destroy mine?
Noticing, looking.
And yes, observing of course.
But stares cut my soul.
Anna Boughtwood lives just over the Dunn Memorial Bridge from Albany. Her writing has been published in the Dime Show Review and East Jasmine Review.
Four poems – “Brake Failure in Terza Rima,” “Private Mythologies,” “Spartan Boy,” and “Thought Experiment” – by Hudson Valley poet Catherine Ventry.
Three poems – “Eyes of Stone,” “The Midnight Toilet Clog,” and “The Two Minute Novella” – by poet and educator Richard Rose.
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
This is what poetry does: pack a solid punch in conscise words and expressions. These three poems pack a punch, for sure.