The
Castaway Bar: 1967 by Marge Simon
He
enters blinking back the dark
When
time travel was a means
He
nurses his drink as if seeking salvation
One-station
TV stuck on
The
hell of it for him
the
liquid rhythm of the waves
"Welcome
to intemporality. This poem first appeared in Speculon in 2001. Copyright © Marge Simon 2001 Photo Copyright © Eric Marin 2004 About the Author: Marge Simon freelances as a writer, poet, and illustrator. Her poetry, fiction, and art have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Amazing Stories, Nebula Awards 32, Tomorrow, Space & Time, The Pedestal Magazine, and Strange Horizons. She is former president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association and currently edits its newsletter Star*Line. She also edits a column for the HWA Newsletter, "Blood & Spades: Poets of the Dark Side." . Lone Star Stories * Speculative Fiction and Poetry * Copyright © 2003-2004 |