The Uncertain Morning by James Piatt

The uncertain morning 

sweeps through the sea’s loneliness 

as briny metaphors bleed

into the dull drumming of

fish riding waves of sea-beams. 

At the height of my lofty thoughts 

I saw a gleam in my unreasonable acts. 

For the sake of sanity, 

I extinguished the gleam and

the lofty thoughts burned 

in the gray ashes of shadowy metaphors.

Ebony ravens screeched in a field

where brittle flowers aired dry fragrances, 

into the uncertain hours and their scents 

fled into nothingness.

Seagulls flying in from a far-off sea,

laughed at me as anxiety covered 

the uncertain morning.

About the Poet:

James Piatt, a twice Best of Web nominee and four-times Pushcart nominee, has published, five collections of poetry; “Serenity,” “Solace Between the Lines,” “Light,” “Ancient Rhythms,” “The Silent Pond,” and over 1765 poems in such magazines as  Ephemeral Eligies, Dagda, Steam Ticket, Seventh Quarry, American Aesthetic, London Grip, Penwood, The Minetta Review, Badlands,  Front Porch, and hundreds of others. He has also published five novels and 35 short stories. He earned his doctorate from BYU, and his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University.