http://slow.writerscafe.org/rysing_sun88 The original writings of author Zach Colgate en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776205563 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 She pats her bellymaking feeding motions toward her mouth as shetalks--something in Spanish--and the greenbackgrows hot, blushing in mypocket. She’s hungry andI’ve never been.Not really. “Lo siento.” I dodge her like Idodge the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/1121612/ “Fork in the left,knife in the right�"like the English do,”says Grandma as Isaw at my chicken fried steak,gravy tumbling downmy chin.I scan the room andits Old West trappings�"depictions of highdesert landscapes and sepia photographsof a farm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/1121608/ We four are the onlydark things in this sun-washedwasteland;me in my summerskin, him in his usualbrown, the crow, the gun.Hardness creeps intohis jawand my kneecapsquake, but I look on as helifts the lethal length ofbarrelwhich, but a momentago, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/1121605/ This is a song I wrote a while back but for some reason never posted. I hope you enjoy the words. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/457269/  You part your lips to speak,and in such beautiful tones,say that wordthat I findto be so frighteningly defined. With your tongue that I once tastedwhen we slipped secretly down the stairs,our heads spinning,you say that wordthat,like a wedge,wiggles its way in be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/402353/ I am elevator music.That’s as good a name as anyBecause I know you will just forget.The steel door will slide shut,And you will go about the business of your better,                   &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/399112/ These are the lyrics to my most recent song. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/394766/ Just a little something I thought up . . . http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/383814/ I wrote this poem for a contest that focused on the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/333412/ Some women hold a profound power over the hearts of men. I don't know if they are fully aware of it, but it is there. And it is damn dangerous. That is what this poem is about. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/324678/ Some more song lyrics. This is the first one I've written with a finished guitar part. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/323306/ Why does life have to be so complicated? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/308896/ My very first haiku! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/286891/ When a sinner loves an angel . . . http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/286471/ A description of our age-darkened perception of the world . . . http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/286262/ This is a song that I wrote for a girl who lost interest before I had a chance to sing it to her . . . never quite finished the guitar accompaniment, though. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/286239/ A guilt shared by us all . . . http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285977/ Here is a poem that I wrote about unjust war. While I no longer completely agree with what I wrote (it was a while back), I do like how it turned out. Enjoy! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285238/ This is a poem from when I first got into writing. It tells a sad story of a love that could never be . . . http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285236/ These are lyrics that I wrote, expressing feelings of uworthiness in regards to love interests. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285233/ Lyrics written about shame. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285231/ This poem basically points out a flaw that I've noticed in the mindset of Christians (as well as that of other religions). Enjoy! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rysing_sun88/285225/