The shadow in the house, a sad glow, clicking mouse as the screen flashes bright, tears unseen in the night. Solitaire while alone, night-owl stare, on his own, empty room, empty chair, dusty broom, stagnant air. He breathes in, he sighs out, one more win, joy dies out. Home was built for his bride, now her quilt lays aside, unfinished, unfulfilled, all he wished, all he willed now is gone like his youth, like the dawn, this is truth: life is hard, it’s a trick of each card we don’t pick and death comes to wound hearts, nothing numbs when grief starts. New game now and tears spread, thinking how life misled him to think they would be link to link— he to she. The clock ticks, moon descends, finger clicks, this game ends and the night grows more still, misty flight of wind’s chill, a cold hand on his face, Borderland, time and space, memories, old, lost ghosts of far seas and warm coasts now adrift, now alone, now a rift, Twilight Zone. Life is strange, life is loss it has range at a toss of the cards, of the glass, of the shards when lives pass. Fist now bruised, screen now cracked, heart contused, cards now stacked against joy, against peace, must destroy till surcease. Broken mouse, shattered life, darkened house, beloved wife.
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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