Amber sunrise, smooth
as a hot toddy down the
wide, welcoming throat.
Ice crystals clinking
like piano keys played in
a bourbon’s cadence.
The wind slurred wetly
like the town drunk shouting for
one more whiskey shot.
This camaraderie,
warm in both belly and heart
like a smooth bourbon.
An alchemy of
corn, rye, malt, and the seasons—
Kentucky distilled.
Moonshine aged into
bourbon, a clear sky aging
into flaring dusk.
Biblical bad times
and proverbial good times—
whiskey always flows.
Joyful frogs hopping
from one bar to another
in a wet county.
Crossing over the
amphibious county line,
a tongue dry then wet.
Whiskey in her Coke,
Louisville lights like umber
mixing into night.
(Currently writing a collection of poems centered on Bourbon and Bardstown and ghosts and such. The image above is the working cover for the collection. Seemed like something they might be willing to sell in the local gift stores. Guess I’ll see soon enough.)
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He also writes Supernatural Romance under the name S.C. Foster (because his fiancee pushed him to do so). He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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