Elegy

From the series, Japan Poems.

Time out

a cemetery plotted on higher ground

overlooking the railroad tracks

crisscrossing bouts of traffic

houses accounting for lives

lived in shuttered flashes

the dead

amounting to subtlest vigils

kept in the way wind

never stays put or silent.

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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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1 Response to Elegy

  1. Francesca's avatar Francesca says:

    John is the consummate renaissance man.

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