Tag Archives: Prose poem

I Haven’t Forgotten, prose poem by @evrymanJac

Posted on August 2, 2017 by jaurquhart

                    Copyright 2017 by Jack A. Urquhart In case you’re wondering, I haven’t forgotten, ‘though it is many years. I haven’t forgotten the way you came howling into the world, red … Continue reading →

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Penitence, a prose poem by @EvryManJac

Posted on June 12, 2017 by jaurquhart

©2017 by Jack A. Urquhart               Just so you know: I have my regrets. Doesn’t everybody? And yes, I am sorry— sorry for the grief I’ve caused. That, in a nutshell, is the story … Continue reading →

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Breach of Trust, prose poem by Jack A. Urquhart @EvryManJac

Posted on April 30, 2017 by jaurquhart

          © 2017 by Jack A. Urquhart It seemed like nothing at the time all those many years ago, no more than an instant’s frustration when I stooped to let you go— just the fruit of … Continue reading →

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Residue: a prose poem, @EvryManJac

Posted on November 5, 2016 by jaurquhart

©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart (for D.T.U.) He wears loss ‘round his neck— scintilla of ashes, bone, dust— a steely, encapsulating talisman, storied against his heart. His fingers oil the patina to a shade of smoky-gray. This grief is a … Continue reading →

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Last Words: A Marriage Memory (prose poem)

Posted on July 24, 2016 by jaurquhart

            ©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart I’m through talking to you, she said, in her best aggrieved spousal tone—this before launching a litany of worst-case marital woes. Quite a list it was, and accurate; something … Continue reading →

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god fantasy (a prose poem) by Jack A. Urquhart

Posted on April 22, 2016 by jaurquhart

                  ©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart  (500 words) Call me crazy, but I like to fantasize about meeting god, about hooking up with the über one for a face-to-face encounter. Nowadays, that … Continue reading →

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Hindsight, a prose poem

Posted on January 17, 2016 by jaurquhart

©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart “I can see you,” she says sweeping airily by, flash of Sunday-school dotted swiss, patent leather rat-a-tat heels, whiff of Skin So Soft. “Time to rise and shine!” Her voice is soprano sharp and bellwether clear, the vibrato … Continue reading →

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Not on Your Life: a prose poem

Posted on January 11, 2016 by jaurquhart

©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart               We said our farewells in Seattle; You, heading off to the library in a misting rain, I, preoccupied with transit arrangements, flight delays. But I remember the smoky … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Run (prose poem)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by jaurquhart

              ©2015 by Jack A. Urquhart Come Sunday morning, he runs the streets, pants and puffs past houses familiar since kindergarten, the former homes of former friends. Instead of Sunday School, he attends the … Continue reading →

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