My Featured Blogger this week is Jonathan Moya of The Moya View. Film reviewer and poet Jonathan lives in Chatanooga, Tennessee “with a wonderful wife, Kristen and pomchi baby, Sharma.” He has two published poetry collections, Like No Movie I Have Ever Seen and The
A MAGICAL PLACE
From the yellow hut
near the power plant’s river
he’s shocked to see fish.
THE INTERNAL NOTEBOOK
She scratches the spot
on her arm where her parents
buried deep their dreams.
ALONE AT THE FAIR WITH MONEY
Rubber duck winnings
buys popcorn, moo-moos, a pony,
car rides, burst balloons.
UNDERSTANDING A FATEFUL EVENT
The conflagration
took the dollhouse, tiny woods,
all her play spaces.
Alone at the Fair with Money appeals to me the most. It is filled with nostalgic triggers. Thanks for sharing, Mitch. Good luck, Jonathan! 🙂
Wow. I usually struggle with Haikus, but these are wonderful. The second and fourth particularly struck me.
PS. The second link – to read more of Jonathan’s work – is broken.
Thanks for the heads-up. On it!
Here is the link to my blog. https://themoyaview.com/
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