Night Rhymes

By David Grunwald

Night Rhymes is the second book of selected poems that pronounces a distinctly American vision of life. The little rhythms in life are gently portrayed in simple free verse. Contained in these pages are people's lives that illuminate our own struggles and experiences. In the night it can be said that we are all the same. In quiet, honest moments, we belong to humanity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781257684281

Book preview

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Unread Books

how lonely and worthless

free books seem,

just sitting there

forgotten,

cold

dry pulp,

arranged letters.

How many cares or concerns

were ever helped along

by unread books?

Elegance

For me it’s the simple elegance that sings forever,

small is beautiful,

light is

heavy

and its all bound up with pretense,

* why am I here *

oh, one more thing – looks like Christmas never

happened,

someone turned the lights on

and it all blew away,

come on sunshine,

we can still make some dreams come true

midstream

beautiful ( )

Hurt Body

the smell of earth,

raw, rich and dark

is only equal to

the smell of