• About
  • Books
  • Essays
  • poetry

thoughts. words. action.

(mostly) short poems on life and love

on hold

November 18, 2023 by Michael Guerin

out past the screen door
night sneaks up
like a black cat,
dewy with fog.
in the trees out back
an owl cries “who”
while katydids sound
their mating call.

my wife calls me to bed,
two times. the first
is a whispered hush
between tall pines swaying
in an evening breeze.
the second knifes
through twenty-three years
of habit and spurs me
down the hall.

she’s tucked under the sheets
as linen curtains wave
from each gust
of a midsummer night’s dream
peeking into our room.
unsure if she’s asleep,
i strip down to shorts
and peel back the covers
cool as an onion,
her body familiar
and warm as she rolls
on her side and faces the wall.

About Michael Guerin

writer, dreamer, lover, seeker. labels never reach the heart of any matter, but they might be a place to start...

titles available on amazon.com

ocean rain
Flowers for Rumi
beneath the waves
Found & Lost
Nature Speaks
still life
between black & white
mind & machine
world thru a window
Ghosts, Flames & Ashes

oracle decks available on etsy.com

Contact, Like or Follow

  • facebook
  • amazon
  • etsy
  • thumb-tack
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Copyright © 2025 · thoughts. words. action.
Powered by Success Marketing · Log in