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Pat written by James Gabriel at Spillwords.com

Pat

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Author: James Gabriel

James GabrielAugust 21, 2017

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Pat

written by: James Gabriel

@James_Gabriel1

parked
on a dirt
road off
Topanga

methadone
finished
old lady
at the
laundromat

they met
in sixty-eight
the Haight
filled with
junkies and
gurus

the air
crisp and
clear
woods green
and the ground
moist with
morning dew

his hands
were sore from
fixing the van
at least
it is
up and
running

the road
still
commuters
hadn't hit
the canyon

I'll have
an omelet
at the café
down the road
take a walk

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Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. James Gabriel is new to poetry. Inspired by the small moments in life that add up to who we are as people.

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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.