Sleeping
Within her
light of beauty,
the body lay.
Death has no answer
of where she is going.
Only wind blowing from the east,
indicating storms and tears on the horizon.
Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” playing on some
hipster’s phono.
Far away.
Not seen.
My wife,
gone.
Not known
where to search.
I walk away
falling, failing
for the words,
the heavenly verses that
give Creedence
to love.
Dan Provost’s poetry has been published both online and in print since 1993. He is the author of 17 books/ chapbooks, including Getting Your Bell Rung, published by Luchador Press in June 2025. Notes From the Other Side of the Bed will be appearing in July 2025 courtesy of Anxiety Press. His work has been nominated for The Best of the Net three times, and he has read his poetry throughout the United States. He lives in Keene, New Hampshire with his wife Laura, and dog Bella.
