http://slow.writerscafe.org/SeanMega The original writings of author Sean Kuchman en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776111430 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A moment sits still as the glassy surfaceof a high mountain lake in the few seconds before dawn.A bird chirps and the sound is instantly swallowed as if itoffends the serenity of the moment.A car horn sounds, and before it has finished starting,it is ending; it too has offended.The silence of a mome.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041289/ It is peaceful, where I sit and how I sit there.Off in a distance are the noises of the unnatural.Machines, voices, haste.All these things racing by, as if on speedy errands.But where do all these machines go?And why with all this haste?The image in my mind is of a man standing on a large,prominent .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041283/ See Brain Itch :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041281/ Someone asked me what it was like for me to get inspired to write a poem... this and the next one are my answer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041280/ Catch a threadIn a hurricaneFind a needleIn a landslidePluck an ice cubeFrom an avalancheBut dare not getCaught in itFor this rat’s nestLabyrinthine puzzlePulls like aGaping black holeFrom which nothingNot even I, can escapeThe triumphant momentI clutch that threadI hold the needleI grasp the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041277/ Another one about why I write what I write http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041274/ The poet speaksOf this, of thatThe tide surgesHigh, volcanoes flowFrivolous words fallFragile from his lipsAnd bright glisteningDew forms on butterflyWing tipsPoetry tears forth likeA lion’s mighty roarAnd a pen is removedFrom the bottom desk drawerThe fingers flexTwitch, spasmAnd out mid-airY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041270/ Part of a Series... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041264/ This is one I wrote about why I write http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041263/ One of my oldest poems, from 1995 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041259/ Ever felt like this? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041247/ I wrote this for one of my favorite Tattoo Artists http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1041241/ Written in 1997, about the original Crow movie. I love that movie. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1040879/ I wrote this about a homeless man that I knew when I worked at a convenience store. He had been a prominent business man, but lost a battle with mental illness. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1040862/ I wrote this 01/19/1999 for a friends fantasy website http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SeanMega/1040856/