home . poems . readings . with john thomas . reviews . interviews . bibliography . books available . about

Work With John Thomas


THE GHOSTS OF VENICE WEST

They are already ghosts
John and Philomene
As they pass
Along the Boardwalk
Where ghosts and poets overlap
As they pass, the gulls
Ghosting above their shadows

Everything's haunting everything

Already ghosts
John and Philomene
Under the ghostly lampposts
Of Venice West
Their cadence
The breath of sleep
At rest
Lost at the edge of America
Already ghosts
And each poem
Already a farewell

Everything's haunting everything
The sea is the ghost of the world

--Philomene Long

Philomene and John Thomas

Philomene Long and John Thomas

(C) Copyright Philomene Long Estate 2008-2022, All Rights Reserved. Photographs by Pegarty Long.