Jim Jordan has been writing poems since 1982. In addition to winning various poetry contests he has had work published in The Great American Poetry Anthology in 1988, and in Eternal Portraits in 2005, and Black Book Press Poetry Magazine in 2005. Jim currently lives in Oklahoma...... 'Some of my favorite poets include, Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Billy Collins, and Eila Mahima Jaipaul. 'I hope to get much better at writing and my goal is to someday win the Pulitzer Prize. Hey if you're going to have goals you might as well set them high. (Smiling) . I would like to thank my friends here at this website for their continued support and encouragment of my poetry.'
Look for my first published book of poetry titled 'Chasing Emily' currently available at lulu.com. Or look for it soon at your favorite book dealer.
My mistress is the fragile recluse
running barefoot through the snow,
in a gown and field of white
where roses would not dare to go.
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Like vanishing dew,
a passing apparition,
or a sudden flash of
lightning ~ already gone ~
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