A Small Slice of Eden
written by: William Wright, Jr.
A flat and golden plain
Rolls onward, enchanting
Before the trails of wagons
In pursuit of their star
The shipyards flood
With fevered illusions,
Belted out in saloons
With Tennessee on the lips
These strangers will mend
The war wounds of stolen land,
One rail spike at a time
Raising scaffolding, through the clouds
For their golden plain
For their small slice of Eden
Lying cracked and brittle
Beneath a blistering star
William Wright, Jr. is an author who hails from Southeast San Diego and currently resides in Riverside, California. He is the son of two Navy veterans, Margo Wright and William Wright, Sr. He is also the youngest and the only boy among his two siblings, China Wright and Casaundra Camille Robinson, nee Wright. William has had the honor of being featured in various poetry anthologies and e-magazines. Many of his poems were published under the indie publishing houses: ‘Poets with Voices Strong’ and ‘Creative Talents Unleashed.’ Under the latter publication, he released two books of poetry. ‘The Slums of Nightfall’ in 2016 and ‘Rhythms of the Eternal Uprising’ in 2017. Today, William Wright is already hard at work on yet another collection, as well as a work of historical fiction.
Latest posts by William Wright (see all)
- A Small Slice of Eden - November 4, 2025
- Before the Blameless Sea - July 25, 2025
- The Alluring Road - May 10, 2023
