RSS 2.0 FeedA Line In The Sand
thinking of Arnold's Dover Beach
a numb reality taken aback by
the unwavering wind
the consistent existence of death
floating from the ideal to the grave
but I've fallen in love with a new
metaphor
a beacon of rigorous hope
more pristine than a dream
and more resolute than cessation
here I've drawn a line in the sand
one side is to live for life
the other is to learn how
Ernest Williamson III is a professor of English at Essex County College in New Jersey. Writing is an intimate outlet for Ernest, and he writes out of necessity and for himself primarily. Many poets have influenced him, including but not limited to: Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, and Gordon Osing. Ernest has published poetry and visual art in over 300 online and print literary journals. Visit his website: www.yessy.com/budicegenius/