Starlight
A Poem Composed by Poet John Drudge of Canada
I’ve chirped
And chattered
On the wind
To no one
I’ve weathered
All the tempests
In all the tea pots
I’ve been poured from
Into nothing
I’ve endured
All the deserts
God can design
And now I walk here
Along the shore
By the water
With the mutts
And the mongrels
Looking for a flicker
Of something more
In the aging
Starlight
Bio of the Poet: 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.