Daniel P. Barbare

Danny Barbare has been writing poems most of his adult life. He has recently been published in North Dakota Quarterly and Pennsylvania Literary Journal. He attended Greenville Technical College and works at the University Center in Greenville, SC. He lives with his wife and family in Greenville, SC. They often travel to the Blue Ridge and lowlands of Charleston, SC and that inspires some of his poems. barbaredaniel@yahoo.com

My Poem

I never knew what this
road meant to me
walking to the park
the waves of the lake
clapping against the
shore, colorful hardwoods
blowing in the breeze
I had the whole gazebo
to myself, and although
I was alone, my poetry
could fire up all the
grills, put hamburgers
and hotdogs on every
picnic table as if it was
happily the middle of
summer, and my words
were the hitch chains
coming and going, and the
campers chattering.