Featured Guest Poet Kevin Craig

A poem written Exclusively for Edgar Allan PoeT

Sleep And Other Things Lost

                                                     ~By Kevin Craig

In the absence of ardor and peaceable wits,

madness creeps and fondly sits

in the recesses of a withering mind

Oh lover, oh lover,

please do not have strayed far,

the latch remains open

and the door left ajar

Ajar, ajar it’s been left ajar!

Return to its creaking and popping

while sweeping,

again to the door left ajar...   

Last night I sat at bed-foot,

in dire need of rest-but

through eyes that plead for slumber,

which failed thy sheep by numbers

I could not find that foe of mine

Awake I dream, dreaming,

a life in peril seeming, loneliness impeding

This, my stagnant, life’s redeeming--

Now, if never should come to me a wink in time

This abandoned, weightless heart might sink

Into a pool of envy

for that elusive foe of mine.

Hours pass now ever slow,

since love hath wondered thru that door

ignoring a hearts wretched implore

and with it took a wholesome mind

and left the decomposing kind

Worsened by the disappearance,

an overwhelming known coherence        

That I too miss that foe of mine.

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ABOUT THE POET

Kevin Craig © 2010

Photo courtesy of Kevin Craig

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Kevin Craig, the writer of “Warm Salt” and “I Should Learn To Write” is a poet of humble introspection. A man of few words, but full of song and verse. His extensive collection of poetry, which consists mostly of free verse is both intimate and profound. His perspective holds the reader with a simplistic charm which never disappoints.

“I know the rules, but to me, poetry is about being honest, showing something of yourself, be it beautiful or horrific, that is where the true art lies. Because art is subjective, I see no reason to always fit into a perfect square.”

      Kevin proclaims that although he has only begun to develop his voice he continues to write and inspire because it has become a part of his life in a way he never expected. The process of creating expression has created in him a desire to connect with the world through poetry.

      Kevin Craig’s voice is original, memorable and made of stone. If this is the mere cusp of Craig’s poetic sway, without a doubt, there is certainly more to look forward to…

You can also listen to Kevin's spoken word by clicking  HERE

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