Rot

By
Gene Novogrodsky
– August 22, 2011Posted in: Local Writers & Poets, Poetry

Rot

Rain, snow, sun.

Eating at wood,

Rotting the wood,

Steps slanted, broken.

Not long ago,

When the wood was firm,

The old stepped up and down,

And then, before the wood’s decay,

They stooped, lost teeth, fought

Off worried children, and

Finally died.

The wood followed soon after.

Chipped, collapsed, splintered.

Gray, always gray ….

Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky, late summer, 2011

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About Gene Novogrodsky

Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky has lived in the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville for 21 years. He is a co-founder of the Narciso Maritinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum in San Benito. He says he has rarely been published; he fears rejection! Instead he loves to read his work in Savory Perks, in the Writers forum, and the Valley International Poetry Festival events. What he enjoys most is reading to several friends, or even strangers in small groups. He is married to his friend and companion, Ruth E. Wagner, who is also a poet and craftsperson. He does write letters to both print and online publications and has been a good friend to Writers of the Rio Grande.