Angels Sleeping in Trees

By Al Ferber

The angels napped, snacked, played craps, rolled the dice across celestial floors, played havoc in the world, in peoples minds and souls but took their evening respite in the trees.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664196827

Al Ferber

Al Ferber a septuagenerian going on 13. Born. Regrettably… A North Philly kid. Survived education at Temple U., Penn State, Villanova U. Alcoholic 30 years. Sober 23 years. Indenture servant to Catherine the Great 34 years. Learned to love and appreciate cats and one dog. Authored 30 books of poems, 2 novels, 3 chap books. Poems in Magazines in U.S., England, Scotland, France. Still alive, on the downward path of the sliding board, as of this writing. An undocumented alien in the world. Resides Ocean City, NJ surrounded by water with Cathi, Luna, Mitzi, and Opal. So there.

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Rev. date: 10/25/2021

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CONTENTS

acknowledgements

The Music

confession no. 324

the wind as musician

The Nature of Stars

Twisted Evergreens

Taking Shape

Maturation In Retrograde

Equivocation

The Corner Song

Writer Application Form

Rt. 95

Summer Sun

Samuel Coleridge

Sunny Day At The Compound

Confusion

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

cover art by al ferber

with his permission

all names places dates thoughts musings words

contained herein are FICTIONAL

there is absolutely nothing contained in or with

5,000 miles of this book that is/are not by me.

my permission is hereby given to print every damn

word. my name is al ferber. got that!!!!!!!!!!

all of these words first appeared in Mangle-zine.

reproduced here with my permission. al ferber, editor

and publisher. That would be me. If its all the same

to you incompetent bastards.

dedicated to Cathi

my wife

higher power

honey bunny

best friend

gate keeper

sparring partner

soul sacrificer

multi tasker

and benefactor

crossword

jig saw

and human

puzzle wizard !!!

THE MUSIC

heard the classic music

of the water buffalo

in Africa

chased by the wind

dancing in the shallows

radiating stubborn

dignity

the cries of angels

trapped in the shadows

of tall buildings

in every city in the world

the angels had been

hanging

sleeping

lounging

singing

dancing in the trees

long before

i lifted my eyes

to see them

and eventually

discovered

they occupied

every tree

on the planet

look up.

you’re missing out

on something special

CONFESSION NO. 324

didn’t dream this

some might say i mused it

but no

always just me

the room

without interruption

i look up at the ceiling

turn