| AFTERNOON MUSING by Steven Gerber I gaze from my window, side-tracked from the volume of Mythology, open on my lap. My notebook nearby, I am now impacted. I wallow in the shadows of West, Steinbeck, Fante, and all others whom have graced this great state. I feel stunted by their genius. So much to know… so many obstacles. Today’s sky is blue, giving forth no rain. Clouds of all shapes, size, and color fill my squared proscenium window frame. Also in view are the young and old of buildings, animals people, cars. As if in a winks time, everything first bursts and emotes life, only to whither, age and die. So… as the butterflies all seem to be flying North in a kind of formation, and the sky begins to fold over to a more suitable shade of dark… I wonder where all my dead loved ones and friends have eternally retreated to. About the Author: S. A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, CA. after having spent twenty-four years in a neighboring “city of sin” in the Silver State of Nevada. His work has appeared in such diverse publications as Desert Voices Magazine…Subtopian Magazine…Talking Sidewalks… Mad Swirl, (where he is a “contributing Poet”)… Sediment Literary and Arts Journal… Poetica Magazine… Black Heart Magazine… The Blue Collar Review…Los Angeles Review of Los Angeles… The Linden Avenue Literary Journal…The Poet’s Haven…Stray Light Literary Magazine… Literature in Los Angeles Magazine… Opiate Magazine… Pacific Poetry… Neologism Poetry Journal…The Lyric…Free Venice Beachhead… The Shot Glass Journal… and Dove Tales-“Empathy in Art: Embracing the Other”, Writing for Peace, An International Journal of the Arts. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Poet’s Society, (where his work can be found “Spotlighted” on their website). His two (2) volumes of poetry, Under the Radar and Inventory can both be obtained on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, as well as Beyond Baroque Bookstore in Venice, Ca. The Amber Unicorn in Las Vegas, NV. The Book Monster in Santa Monica, Ca. and City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, Ca. |
