Joseph Murphy
Joseph Murphy has been published in a wide range of journals. His first poetry collection, Crafting Wings, was published by Scars Publications, 2017. A second collection, Having Lived, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books (2018). He is also senior poetry editor for a literary publication, Halfway Down the Stairs, established 2006.
Morning
Joseph Murphy
When morning’s prow rose toward me,
the tainted waters receded
and I began to lift
the heaviest of dreams.
Untouched by age or sadness,
I grasp hopes I’d only imagined,
startled by the strength of my hands.
Morning’s scent illuminated the breeze. Nothing
seemed improbable.
Shutters began to sing; clocks
burst open; wonder
eclipsed loneliness.