In winter, she plants roses

view from the bottom of the bottle
flowers wilting in a cracked vase
water dropping to the floor like tears
we are October leaves falling beside them
hardwood floor moans beneath our footsteps
heading upstairs to white linen sheets
and open windows with the moon outside
selling tickets for a front row view
and we laugh out loud as
the stars wink in approval.


Josh Thompson is a poet and short story writer from New York City. His work has appeared in The Coe Review, The Ugly Tree, Ballard Street Poetry Journal, Poetry Superhighway, Camroc Press and Drown In My Own Fears, among others. His first book of poetry, When All Else Fails, Try Dreaming, was published by Literary Road in 2006. He bartends to pay the bills and is a tremendous fan of Napa Valley Cabernet's.