KENNETH NORMAN COOK

KENNETH NORMAN COOK

FINAL KISS

(Never-Was Lover)

With trembling lip and tear-filled eyes,

I silently blow you one final kiss across the miles.

I’ll hold and protect the memories here inside

where no dust can gather and no sun can fade.

I’ll let my mind share your sweet blossom smile with my heart on those cold, lonely nights when no comfort can be found, and no joy

can be created from the ashes of my past.

With trembling lip and tear-filled eyes,

I silently blow you one final kiss across the miles.

And with a sad, quivering smile, I turn and walk away... Farewell, my never-was lover.

KENNETH NORMAN COOK

PAGAN PASSION

Lay with me in the golden field

and the Earth will hold us in a

loving embrace as sweet breezes

brush our bodies and the cotton

clouds swirl through the warm

sunshine as it streams through

the wind-waved trees and the

rocks and stones bear witness to

our passion while the birds chant

the soundtrack to our pagan romp.

KENNETH NORMAN COOK

SOLITARY SAILOR

The dark, waving ocean

rocks me to sleep

as the singing winds

pipe through the

flapping white sails

and the silent stars

wink down upon me in

shimmering indifference.

No chill wind can match

the iciness of my heart

and no salty spray

can equal the tears

that trickle from my eyes

in salt-filled, bitter

streams of loneliness.

KENNETH NORMAN COOK

KENNETH NORMAN COOK was born in New England and raised in California in the 1960s. It was there in Southern California, in grade school that he began to fall in love with words, through a sixth grade English assignment to write a poem about Halloween. His entry was selected to be published in the school newsletter and that started him on a lifetime sojourn through the creative world known as poetry. After living away for many years, Kenneth is back in California, where he continues to write daily. He is a regular contributor to several magazines, including Wildfire Publications Monthly Magazine, where he is a co-contributor for a section on tips for writers. He has been featured in numerous poetry anthologies and has released a newly revised edition of his poetry collection, Shadow Walk With Me. Kenneth is the  author of five books: Shadow Walk with Me, This Side of Nothing, Theater of the Absurd,  From Dark Corners and Dusty attics, and Strange Bedfellows. His upcoming sixth book: All Too Human, is scheduled for publication in March, 2019.