I Still Have Ideas In My Mindfield

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I don’t’ want to write a poem.

I want to climb the nearest hill and stand

there, mute.  Inside myself I will be screaming at the shape

of the world.  Outside: nothing.  Silence. 

I won’t write a poem.  I will hold my tongue.

Ukraine is flaming but there is music and art in Kiev. Wars hate poems.  Poets hate wars.

On top of the hill I howl in silence

at the awful suffering. 

No poem necessary.  In the face of this calamity poetry is silly.

If war is poetic then explosions are its vowels.  (It’s hard

to make that language work.)  An explosion/poem will not detonate here

any time soon.

Clouds

Every day

the clouds change shape.

They change color, size, patterns, density,

Every day.  I can’t help but wonder

that I’m not blasted from my body

by such beauty

painting the sky forever.

How can I see this and continue\

without bowing to the majesty of it,

the creation of a world above our heads

that heralds the appearance of night’s beads

as they are strung onto the circlet of the dark.

About the Author

Arthur Rosch is a novelist, musician, photographer and poet. His works are funny, memorable and often compelling. One reviewer said “He’s wicked and feisty, but when he gets you by the guts, he never lets go.” Listeners to his music have compared him to Frank Zappa, Tom Waits, Randy Newman or Mose Allison. These comparisons are flattering but deceptive. Rosch is a stylist, a complete original. His material ranges from sly wit to gripping political commentary.

Arthur was born in the heart of Illinois and grew up in the western suburbs of St. Louis. In his teens he discovered his creative potential while hoping to please a girl. Though she left the scene, Arthur’s creativity stayed behind. In his early twenties he moved to San Francisco and took part in the thriving arts scene. His first literary sale was to Playboy Magazine. The piece went on to receive Playboy’s “Best Story of the Year” award. Arthur also has writing credits in Exquisite Corpse, Shutterbug, eDigital, and Cat Fancy Magazine. He has written five novels, a memoir and a large collection of poetry. His autobiographical novel, Confessions Of An Honest Man won the Honorable Mention award from Writer’s Digest in 2016.

More of his work can be found at www.artrosch.com

Photos at https://500px.com/p/artsdigiphoto?view=photos

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