The pretty young receptionist
reaches up for a file,
and the tops of her breasts swell
like luminous snow clouds,
and I savor the glimpse,
though a husband and father.
It’s just how it is,
the heart hoboes around,
dirty, unshaven, living on handouts.
reaches up for a file,
and the tops of her breasts swell
like luminous snow clouds,
and I savor the glimpse,
though a husband and father.
It’s just how it is,
the heart hoboes around,
dirty, unshaven, living on handouts.
| How It Is By Howard Good |
| Contributor's Bio |
Howie Good, a journalism professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is the author of three
previous poetry chapbooks, Death of the Frog Prince (2004) and Heartland (2007), both from FootHills
Publishing, and Strangers & Angels (2007) from Scintillating Publications. His poems have appeared in numerous
print and online journals. He has been nominated for the Best of the Web anthology and twice for a Pushcart Prize.
previous poetry chapbooks, Death of the Frog Prince (2004) and Heartland (2007), both from FootHills
Publishing, and Strangers & Angels (2007) from Scintillating Publications. His poems have appeared in numerous
print and online journals. He has been nominated for the Best of the Web anthology and twice for a Pushcart Prize.
| The Honey Land Review Fall 2008 Volume 1, Issue 1 |
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