I Wore A Day As Showy As

James WaltonDecember 27, 2018

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I Wore A Day As Showy As

written by: James Walton

The Wonga vine is late
this long Spring year

like drunken party guests
who finally arrive
in tumbling blowsy silk

dancing a too close Latin
manes tangled in the distance
parted by a cigarette paper

(although we’ve heard
about the separation)

a vicarage of noisy miner birds
tries to chaperone
their pursed censure all bravado

as others depart slowly
pretending not to watch.

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James Walton

James Walton is an Australian poet published in many newspapers, journals, and anthologies. He lives in an old coal mining town in South Gippsland. His books include The Leviathan's Apprentice, Walking Through Fences, and Unstill Mosaics (forthcoming).

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I live in the small town of Long Lake, Minnesota, west of Minneapolis. I worked many years as a sales and technical training instructor. I began writing seriously in 2011 by writing a poem a day for a year. I loved the process and stayed with, focusing on rhymed poems and haiku. In 2015 I met a fellow writer who encouraged me to begin writing short stories. I did. In early 2018 I submitted my first story on-line and it was featured on CafeLit. I have been off and running since then. Bridge House Publishing is releasing a collection of twenty-seven of my stories later in 2020. I love the process of coming up with an idea and creating a story that hopefully has both emotional impact and is interesting to read. I have no plans on stopping. Many thanks to Spillwords for featuring my stories, and thank you to those who read them and who voted for me. It is truly an honor to have been selected as Author of the Month.