CRACKED
Dawn over Coventry Lake.
Canada Geese,
visions of silence,
float in a small window
of open water.
In my mind
I step out
onto the ice,
trying to match
their quiet stoicism.
Instead I break through,
and begin to sink.
The thermocline,
shockingly cold,
hits like my new reality.
About the author:
Sam Norman teaches high school at Bacon Academy in Colchester, CT. Recent works have appeared in Verse-Virtual, Amethyst, Down in the Dirt and Praxis. Most of Sam’s recent poetry focuses on a terrible tragedy. Sam’s son, Ben, just 20 years old, lost his life in a accident on New Year’s Eve, 2018.
Art: Life Strains by John Hansen
In the artist's words:
I started out with a windows 98 computer, with 815 megabyte hard drive. I somehow got online, and was messing with the "windows paint". Then i got Twisted Brush, TB program size was what got me my first big puter (30 giga) and on to broadband. Once on broadband i got hooked on using Dogwaffle. I started out with the Dogwaffle 3 (I think?). Whatever version that was available back in 2004. I've been using PD Pro since 2006... and Art Rage along with Adobe photoshop 6 ... it's been a life changing experience.