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Home repairs
Joseph Danoski
This yard is just a
vacant lot,
The lawn has gone to weeds;
My garden's now a graveyard plot,
I'm reaper of my deeds.
It's time to do some home repairs,
Repaint the sills and eaves;
Rebuild those broken backyard stairs,
And rake last autumn's leaves.
Time to make a clean sweep of things,
Turn over a new leaf;
Breathe deeply
What each springtime brings,
And free myself from grief.
It's time to plaster cracks in walls,
Replace the tiles and floors;
Repaper haunted rooms and halls,
And change the locks on doors.
Time to rethink priorities,
Create a future plan;
Comply with the authorities,
And be a better man.
It's time to reconstruct my life,
Reseed the new-laid loam;
Design myself the perfect wife,
And make this house a home.
Joseph V. Danoski is a writer of letters
and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics. A poet of
horror, science fiction, and fantasy; he has been published in journals and
webzines both in
the US and abroad. Various publications include Scavenger’s Newsletter,
Pegasus, Red Owl, The Ultimate Unknown, Penny Dreadful, Pivot, Psychopoetica
(UK), The Nocturnal Lyric, The Quest (India), The Aurorean, The Mentor &
Masque Noir (Australia), Twilight Ending, Talvipaivanseisaus (Finland), The
Romantics Quarterly, Hadrosaur Tales, Endemoniada, Northern Stars Magazine, Taj
Mahal Review (India) The NeoVictorian/Cochlea, The Eclectic Muse (Canada),
Frisson, Black Petals, Outer Darkness, Yellow Mama, Sanitarium Magazine, and
The Horror Zine.
Other activities include being a
multi-instrumentalist, songwriting, and recording original music. Joseph
currently resides in Berlin, New Hampshire. Dojonaki05@Gmail.Com
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