Author Archives: riverwriter

About riverwriter

Poet, playwright, duplicate bridge player, website designer, cottager, husband, father, grandfather, former athlete, carpenter, computer helper for my friends, theatre designer, backstage polymath, retired teacher of highschool English, drama, art, a baritone singer in a barbershop quartet, who knows what else? wordcurrents is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordcurrents/ Doug also has a Facebook page, "Incognitio", related to his novels.

face to face

Posted on June 3, 2008 by riverwriter

The armour lies in a heap just inside the door like sweaty hockey equipment at the end of the season. There across the shoulder the memory of a mighty blow by some now dead foe the once gleaming battle-sword now … Continue reading →

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Lament of a Pillar of Salt

Posted on June 2, 2008 by riverwriter

Your abrupt departure has legislated that I remain here on this narrow plot. My hand that used, trembling, to slide between your warm thighs pulls cold weeds from dusty rows of fledgling carrots that we planted. Rain would help me … Continue reading →

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for a while, yesterday

Posted on June 1, 2008 by riverwriter

For a while, yesterday, the only explanation was the cat had stolen the keys. We were headed out for a grocery shopping session, to stock up on various items necessary to life and limb. But we couldn’t leave because the … Continue reading →

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