Dream Noir

When I Am Old

by James Piatt

Artist: Timothy Regan

In December as stars crawl though the sky
on dull moonbeams, my brittle bones tell me
it is useless to believe in magic, and I feel
sorrow in my weary mind.

James Piatt

James, a nonagenarian, lives in Santa Ynez, California, with his wife Sandy, and an Aussie dog named Scout. He has published five collections of poetry; The Silent Pond, Ancient Rhythms, LIGHT, Solace Between the Lines, and Serenity and over 1850 individual poems, five novels, and forty short stories in hundreds of national and international literary publications. He is twice a Best of Net nominee and four times a Pushcart nominee. He earned his doctorate from BYU, and his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, SLO.

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