V-formation
Canadian Geese
and Superman
And Superman
A
AuthorRon Sparks
Ron Sparks is a technology professional, science fiction and fantasy author and poet living in Zurich, Switzerland. His latest book "ONI: Satellite Earth Series Book 1" is available on Amazon.com.
Sum of the Whole
S
sum of the whole is
greater than the parts —
symbiosis
Teleported
T
teleported
to an alternate universe —
looks the same
Tentacles Retreat
T
tentacles retreat as
host refuses symbiote —
inferior stock
The Stars, Like Dust
T
The stars, like dust
in the wind —
fingers can’t touch
Neptune’s Ice
N
Neptune’s ice
not nearly cold enough;
him with you
Venus and Mars
V
Venus and Mars
resurrected pulp fiction
lovers therapy
Wrong Side of the Styx
W
wrong side of the Styx
Charon leers ominously
no coins to offer
Shedding the Ghost of Cancer
S
Two days on the road, two thousand miles on my motorcycle. Hard miles; my ass so sore that every bump in the road brings biting pains up my back and down my legs. I’m riding alone. No highways. No hotels. Camping in fields and eating in greasy diners. Seeing the America not available to the Interstate. The real America. I’m rough riding across the continent and this isn’t a mid-life crisis. I’m...
Chameleon of Faith
C
they tell us
having an open mind
is the stake against the
vampire heart of
stagnation
we must discard
what we know
and who we are
because what was
truth
yesterday is today a
lie
I like that - to
be the same man tomorrow that
I am today is terrifying
but then again - I'm a man
who orbits
nothing,
a chameleon of faith,
a kaleidoscope of
swirling belief that is never
still long enough to
find myself
