OLD MEN
Old men
weep beneath a waterfall
of neon lights
lost among washing machines
they sweep powdered detergents
across the gray tiled squares
never stepping on cracks
they have forgotten the moon
how it floats between night’s fingers
they have forgotten
how to taste the wind
how to peel apart wet banana leaves
to free the sun
Douglas G. Campbell of Portland, Oregon, is a retired emeritus professor of art at George Fox University where he taught painting, printmaking, drawing, and art history courses. His poetry and artworks have been published in numerous periodicals.