Throw Line Barometer
written by: Sterling Warner
Walking streets alone at midnight
ringtone blasting “Bad to the Bone”
no time to step under awnings,
answer calls, solicit conversation:
lightning strikes & thunder roars;
caught with neither hat nor umbrella,
rain pelts the sidewalk unremittingly
like bullets shot from gatling guns,
rolling off my balding silver crown
soaking every stitch of clothing,
glancing off sandals, surging over eyestays,
laces, & collars…leaving forecasters who
predicted scattered showers wrong once again
inspiring me to toss darts at microclimate
boards & project future weather myself.
Award-winning author, poet, educator, Sterling Warner's works have appeared in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies including DANSE MACABRE, EKPHRASTIC REVIEW, and ANTI-HEROIN CHIC. Warner's collections include RAGS & FEATHERS, WITHOUT WHEELS, SHADOWCAT, EDGES, SERPENT'S TOOTH, FLYTRAPS, CRACKS OF LIGHT, and MASQUES: FLASH FICTION & SHORT STORIES. Currently, Warner writes, turns wood, participates in "virtual" poetry readings, and enjoys retirement in Washington.
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- Throw Line Barometer - April 1, 2024
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