I Know Rainy Nights

the wet cold touch
the splatter
and drip
in wind swept
mist
and black
as pitch
streets
lit by red and
green
scrawls
and torches of
scalding headlights.

 

 

Wayne F. Burke’s poetry has been widely published online and in print (including in Ink Sweat & Tears). He has published six full-length poetry collections, most recently Diflucan (BareBack Press, 2019). He lives in Vermont, USA.