Time Floating By John Drudge

I remember

When I saw you

For the first time

On the rue Apollinaire

At the stand-up bar

By Deux Magots

Where the walls 

Were mirrored

With the reflections

Of the doomed

And you were wrapped 

Purposely

On the edge of pragmatism

Your coattails

Dragging in the dust

As time floated

In the evening glow

And the noise trailed in

From the street

John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology.  He is the author of seven books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), Fragments (2021), A Long Walk (2023), A Curious Art (2024) and Sojourns (2024) . His work has appeared widely in literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.