Telling Time by the Shadows, Poems by J.M. FitzGerald
From “Prayer”
Now, I stare into emptiness,
alone enough for poetry,
alone enough for even me,
alone requiring mention of passing.
There are these words, a sound,
an order, evasive emotions
I’ve known so long, just not acknowledged.
But others begin to notice frozen souls.
I don’t know why I seem surprised.
I’m making life happen, I let it run wild.
I ought to rein it in a little,
maybe do some real work.
Give me that alpha rhythmic vibe
and I’ll go one-on-one with God.
God is not too busy for people like me.
I say, you are no God without me.
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A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, John M. FitzGerald is a poet and attorney in Los Angeles. He attended UCLA and the University of West Los Angeles School of Law, where he was editor of the Law Review.
His poems have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. Spring Water, a novel in verse, was a Turning Point Books prize selection in 2005. Telling Time by the Shadows is his second book of poetry.
His other collections include The Mind, The Charter of Effects, Question Creation and The Zeroth Law. He recently completed his first novel, Primate, and turned it into a screenplay.
He has lived in England and Italy, and currently resides in Santa Monica.
ISBN 978-1934999035, 92 pages, $17.00