Just when I thought there was no way I could post a Tuesday Poem this week, my knight in shining armour arrives with this little uplifting gem. Can't say how much I appreciate it, given I needed a little smile, so many thanks Manny. And with no more ado, here it is the "sequel" to The Downside to an Earthquake"...based on a true story...
The Upside to an Earthquake
The earth moved
And she threw herself into my arms
She was awfully cute,
Whoever she was
When the
trembling stopped
We disengaged with grins,
Relieved and
happy in the knowledge
That between two strangers parting
There would never be an
Aftershock
Emanuel E. Garcia
August
2013
emanuelegarcia@gmail.com
The Downside to an Earthquake may be found here, I highly recommend it
About the Author:
Emanuel E Garcia is an author and physician who resides in Eastbourne. His
most recent book, Twenty-Four Caprices for Violin, is a collection of whimsical, fantastic, poignant, macabre and capricious
tales, each of which features the violin. Set in wide-ranging locations
and milieux, from Vienna to Nashville, Florence to New York, Venice to
New Zealand, they capture the bittersweet and ridiculous nature of human
follies — romance, repression, vanity, fidelity, ugliness, adultery,
mischief, mastery, innocence and betrayal, and is available here for
only $2.99.
I was treated to a
number of these stories at a reading at Rona Gallery, and they really
did all the things the blurb says. Unexpectedly fun, given there wasn't
a single spaceship. Not even a wizard— unless you count the
multitalented Emanuel E. Garcia himself.
A.J.
A.J. Ponder's books are available through Rona Gallery, Amazon, Paper Plus and good Wellington bookstores.
...and don't forget the link to Twenty-Four Caprices for Violin to read this fascinating short stories.
cheers,
A.J.A.J. Ponder's books are available through Rona Gallery, Amazon, Paper Plus and good Wellington bookstores.
