Many thanks and much appreciation to George Wallace for publishing my poem, “Beachfront Scenes of Summer” in the Walt’s Corner section of the Long Islander newspaper!
The Cold War Games
The Cold War Games
Jerry T. Johnson.
it was late October 1997 in Moscow
my tour of duty in Russia was winding down
my boss and I just finished dinner at a restaurant
positioned just four miles from the Kremlin
after dinner we sipped vodka and talked
about fast-moving sports cars
the car he owned was very sporty,
it was a slick silver American model
he left at home in the USA because
it was much too costly to bring it into Russia
it would take too much money to retrofit it to meet requirements for vehicle operation plus he was afraid to have it stolen
stolen like many other fine western cars
owned by many other westerners spending time building factories, refurbishing warehouses,
furnishing distribution centers, buying delivery trucks, installing computers, configuring software, counting Russian rubles, counting Czech crowns,
counting Polish zlotys, counting Hungarian forints,
wherever the former Soviet Union abode
there we were with all our technical toys
playing round after round of business roulette
deluded into thinking that the Cold War games were over
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Wake Up
wake up alarm clock
percolate my coffee pot
time to see the light
Good Morning New Year: A New Dawn
Good Morning New Year: A New Dawn
This Fall I plan to relaunch my first poetry chapbook “Good Morning New Year “.
The title of the relaunched edition is “Good Morning New Year: A New Dawn”
I’m excited about the new material that I have prepared for this edition. I will be posting tidbits about it periodically. More to come soon!
Darkness Paints
darkness paints madness
a distant moon reflects hope
night is held at bay
BREAK OVER!
BREAK OVER
I guess my break is over. I just wrote the Intro (or the Forward) to the Relaunch of my first chapbook: Good Morning New Year: The Relaunch.
Not real sure about the subtitle but that is where my head is at.
I am planning a Relaunch Tour, beginning in November. Look for more info soon and by the way, the tour may come to a place near you!
Break Time
The last 3 months – April, May, June- have been filled with poetry events I curated, events wherein I featured. I finished 4 poems and submitted them to Rattle, Narrative and Cincinnati Review. One of the pieces was over 90 lines long. Now it is time for a break. I will spend time reading, taking care of some personal business and tending to my veggie garden. I will be offline for a while but you will see me at literary venues from time to time.
