A WOMAN, STANDING STILL

A woman, stands still in the street,
in the night, at the end of a summer

storm . . . the rain has nearly stopped,
but a few dog-eye drops make quite

a substantial sound when they hit
the asphalt. She stares at the bedroom

window where you stand. As angry as
you are, you would still give her anything

except this argument, to know what her neck
smells like after this rain, after all that's been said.

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Ward Kelley has seen more than 1200 of his poems appear in journals world wide. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Kelley's publication credits include such journals as: Another Chicago Magazine, Rattle, Zuzu's Petals, Ginger Hill, Sunstone, Spillway, Pif, Whetstone, 2River View, Melic Review, Thunder Sandwich, The Animist, Offcourse, Potpourri and Skylark. He was the recipient of the Nassau Review Poetry Award for 2001.

Kelley is the author of two paperbacks: "histories of souls," a poetry collection, and "Divine Murder," a novel; he also has an epic poem, "comedy incarnate" on CD and CD ROM.
His website is: www.wardkelley.com.

You can reach him at Ward708@aol.com.

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