Front Porch Review
A literary magazine for the young at heart and mind

he hated her wind chimes

clanging, tinkling raucous background no order, no symphony
put his arm around her on her porch swing      distracted
wind blew too hard, imperfect melody    jangled his brain

complaining until
she sent him away

            forever

no more sleepovers, whispered trysts
he tried to relax, in his own bed
disturbed by 




                        silence

By Joanne Faries

Joanne Faries, originally from the Philadelphia area, lives in Texas with her husband Ray. Published in Doorknobs & Bodypaint, she also has poems in Silver Boomer anthologies. Joanne is the film critic for the Little Paper of San Saba. Look for her humorous memoir My Zoo World: If All Dogs Go to Heaven, Then I'm in Trouble, a story collection Wordsplash Flash and three poetry books - Wordsplash Poetry Puddle: Nature, Hazy Memory, and Tread Water on Amazon. Her e-mail address: