John Pursch- Two Poems

John Pursch lives in Tucson, Arizona. Twice nominated for Best of the Net, his work has appeared in many literary journals. A collection of his poetry, Intunesia, is available at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/whiteskybooks. Check out his experimental lit-rap video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33aUs7obVc. He’s @johnpursch on Twitter and john.pursch on Facebook.

Left Blank

Quiet canal,

warm cobbles,

decaying leaves…

Half-submerged,

a sun-bronzed hand

trails rust on stone.

Stained glass

connects my ribs

as sky dissolves

in teleported haze.

Silence As a Second Language

For the past ten years

I’ve been going to night school,

studying silence as a second language.

For my final project

I’m building a time machine

that will enable us to visit the present.