Take One Bite
by Harold Whisman
Joy
tastes like
ice cream
on a hot
summer day.
Take one bite
and you will
find yourself
soaring above
the clouds like
a ballet dancer
executing that
first perfect leap.
Take another
bite and life
will sit like
an old friend
and laugh
with you.
About the Poet
Harold Whisman is a 75-year-old poet who grew up in Appalachian Virginia but now lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a retired English and journalism teacher for neighboring Norfolk Schools, where he sponsored an award-winning high school newspaper, The Spectator. He has an M.A. in English and Writing from Old Dominion University. In his “golden years,” he enjoys providing after-school care for his grandchildren, bowling in two senior leagues, and writing poetry, three pursuits that can be frustrating but also very rewarding. His first book of poetry titled Half Full, Half Empty, or Just a Glass of Unpredictable Life was published in October by Finishing Line Press. Harold’s poems have also been published in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine, Amethyst Review, Better than Starbucks, and several other publications.
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