Jon SoonsAlone in TaosI have left my letters to you out in the open. I know them by heart. Just toss them in the fire.Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Jon SoonsFacts of LifeOne day the midnight train will stop at the foot of your bed and you will get on without a ticket.Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017
Jon SoonsA Marriage ProposalTsaritsa, I have brought you crude curses To render pale your penchant for chinoiserie. I am your letter viewed in a mirror But as a team…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Jon SoonsMeditation on the NewsWe mull events and realize it isn’t right to suffer Though children in the war zone quickly earn a right to suffer.Mar 25, 2017Mar 25, 2017
Jon SoonsRequiem for a School ChumI learned last week that Alan Zeli had died. He was not a friend but I knew him. He was a year ahead of me at school in North London. I…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Jon SoonsThe FoxA fox is on a boat crossing a river. It is the fox embroiled in the classic logistical conundrum Involving a river and a merciless ferryman…Mar 21, 2017Mar 21, 2017
Jon SoonsPublic Enemy Number OneFor a truly gripping thriller You need at least a hit, a bag, and a drop, And perhaps a gory gangland slaying With witnesses speaking in…Mar 18, 2017Mar 18, 2017
Jon SoonsBucolicIn the heat of days The hay is mowed The bins are filled And from field to field The vermin flee the bladesMar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Jon SoonsIrish StewI chose a time She seemed alone She loved the line And chimed a toneMar 14, 2017Mar 14, 2017
Jon SoonsThe TouristNo one drinks alone. An instinct we trust Serves to inure us, serves to prolong Our shirtless barefoot selves then we adjust To our city…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017