may 2019

S.A. Gerber

S. A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, CA. after having spent twenty-four years in a neighboring “city of sin” in the Silver State of Nevada. His work has appeared in such diverse publications as The Blue-Collar Review, Shot Glass Journal, Poetica Magazine, and many others. He is a member of the Los Angeles Poet’s Society and is the author of two collections of poetry: Under the Radar and Inventory, which are both available online as well at as such esteemed locations as Beyond Baroque Bookstore, The Amber Unicorn, The Book Monster, and City Lights.

DINNER

Rain on the

roof.

Shubert on the

radio.

Embrace you from

behind

to nuzzle your

neck,

as you sauté’

mushrooms.

You turn and

smile.

I set the

table,

setting short candles

alight.

Begins to rain

harder.

Twinge through-out my

being.

Dinner is quietly

served.

CANDLELIGHT

Dancing

ghostlike

up

the

solid

walls.

Slightly

smoking,

to

gather

like

puzzle

pieces,

on

a

white

ceiling.

Flickering

images

of

life

and

death…

past

and

future…

only

seen

with

the

right

set

of

eyes.

Intelligence,

short

of

light.