George Freek, Belvidere, Illinois, USA
After Mei-Yao Ch’en
The sun shines on this
mountain hideaway,
it dies with the night.
An eerie breeze hardly
ruffles the river’s water.
I stand in my doorway,
and hear the melancholy cry
of an unseen bird,
like a weary penitent, seeking
forgiveness for his sins,
but to whom can he be speaking?
The stars look bright,
but they shed a false light.
A crow circles in the sky.
He’s frustrated, searching
for carrion along the shore.
He lands in a distant tree.
His cry, harsh and insistent,
continues to mock me.
George Freek is a poet/playwright living in Illinois. His plays are published by Playscripts; Blue Moon Plays and Off The Wall Plays. His poems appear in numerous journals and reviews. His poem "Written At Blue Lake" was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
