The Dead Good Poets online anthology of poetry by writers from and associated with Aberdeen was published in 2006/2007 with funding from Aberdeen City Council.

For more information about the literary scene in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland please see North East Writers.

In a Dark Time

Michael Dennis Browne

the best thing
in the Roethke movie

not the poetry

Ted in the kitchen
at the sink

sweats paunchy

sipping coffee
looking out the window

at the leaves

the wrinkled eyes
over the wet rim

of the lifted cup

watching

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