Flight and Fancy jansmatters.com, August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 I sailed my ship through time gone by and never found the start I sailed my ship through days to come and never reached the end My trip was short through both extremes it took me just a second My ship defied the laws of physics its speed exceeded light I reached out through expanse of space and sought it's never ending But as I reached it moved away and eluded my seeking grasp My ship my mind was fleet and agile in its flight through the infinite all It looked and it saw it sought and it found no limits no confines no bounds By Jan Kraus Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading... Related Essays, Flash Fiction, Poetry artdrawingPoemPoetry
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See the Image May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Published in the 2024 St. Louis County Library Anthology, incomplete. Here it is in total. See the image reflectedin eyespeering fromtreesblades of grassocean depth Listen to worryingstillnessas quiet aching awarenessgrows for each intelligentbeingFeel sadnessweigh upon your heartas one by onefellow life formsdisappearbecoming memoriesof beautylostfor those of usleft behindSee yourselfreflectedin eyespeeringHear… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading... Read More
Being a Ghost has a Certain Appeal October 28, 2024 Perhaps it is appearing briefly as a shimmer at the end of a stranger’s hall at night or moving items just as the person turns away and back to a shelf they are organizing or triggering shivers down the spines of a group of teens in the park playing with… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading... Read More