it’s a nondescript day
in an all too describable life
but i won’t bore you with all that
i’m not in the mood to undress
and who knows
your horrors may be more spectacular
than mine
let’s talk about the sound of bells
during an earthquake
their frenzied clanging awakening every fear
you’d like to forget
the error messages flashing across
the screen just before a hard disk dies
how ugly a handsome man becomes
when the truth of his soul is revealed
but enough of disaster damage
and disappointment
close your eyes and let me wrap you
in the sensual caress of silk on bare skin
the enchantment of fireflies flickering
on a soft summer evening
the song in a baby’s first smile
the one you’ll remember forever
but enough of all of this
i’ve bored you long enough
here
have a drink
i think a martini might do us both
a world of good
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Favorite Drink: A very dirty martini.
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RC deWinter’s poetry is widely anthologized, notably in New York City Haiku (NY Times, 2/2017), easing the edges: a collection of everyday miracles, (Patrick Heath Public Library of Boerne, 11/2021) The Connecticut Shakespeare Festival Anthology (River Bend Bookshop Press, 12/2021), in print: 2River, Event, Gargoyle Magazine, the minnesota review, Night Picnic Journal, Plainsongs, Prairie Schooner, Southword, The Ogham Stone, Twelve Mile Review, Variant Literature, York Literary Review among many others and appears in numerous online literary journals.
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image: MM Kaufman
Rejection Letters 