Littered

By S. C. Vault

This eclectic collection of poetry, written within the span of twenty-one years, offers thoughts from a variety of viewpoints. The works found within Littered provide unique perspectives on love, art, mythology, and life. S. C. Vault draws from her travel experiences in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan to create some of the poems found within this book of verse.

Vault's poetry creates vivid visual images, as in the poem "In the Parking Lot of a Salvation Army Store". The man's image comes alive through her writing: "his skin and bones held together / by bourbon and coarse blood / racing through his brittle veins / his marrow / tired / used up / wearing a veteran's cap / his eyes cold, grey / they quiver and fade / watching dull shadows / spit out from the silent moonlight "

Conveying the strong emotions present in life, the poems in this personal collection revolve around and are deeply rooted in Vault's daily experiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Mar 18, 2008
• ISBN: 9780595607136

S. C. Vault

S. C. Vault earned a liberal arts degree and has written and studied poetry for twenty years. She lives in Washington DC.

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Littered

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Contents

Meeting the Moon

From the first meeting with the muse to the walk with Cezanne

First Meeting with the Muse

February

in the parking lot of a Salvation Army store

alison breaking the glass rain

merlin (1)

Baptism of Fire (2)

from a conversation with Cezanne

Born Blue

(apparitions of Picasso)

the rose

blue

bones

Scorpion and the Cactus

blue