A Poem Is Just A Tease

By Nolo Segundo

a poem is just a tease,

a hint, a slight pull

of the soul as it arches

towards a memory,

like a cool breeze of

early fresh autumn

or the wave of life

in a piece of music

that you love–

 

a poem is just a tease,

always, always leaving

you wanting more…

 

Nolo Segundo, pen name of L.J. Carber, 77, in his 8th decade has had poetry published in over 230 literary magazines/anthologies in 19 countries. Cyberwit.net has released 3 collections on Amazon: ‘The Enormity of Existence’ [2020], ‘Of Ether And Earth’ [2021] and ‘Soul Songs [2022].. These titles reflect the awareness he’s had for over 50 years since having an NDE whilst almost drowning in a Vermont river: That he has, or is a consciousness that predates birth and survives death, what poets since Plato have called the soul.