“Remnents of a Day 22” © Edward Michael Supranowicz

 

Stages of Development

Neighbor Ned’s niece Nancy wrote a thesis
on the abundance of nursing homes in this area.
One related story she recounted caught my attention.
The creative aptitude of three elders at a certain old folks retreat
was widely doubted because of their unremarkable names, to wit:
John Smith, William Johnson, and Robert Brown, in reverse order.
They proceeded to arrange their own play pen where they penned
a six-handed dramatic work on advanced age, stages of perception,
and subtle theatrical deception, all to demonstrate that, at bottom,
the entire world is an assisted-living facility, with surprises in store.

 

Charles A. Perrone: Born in the Empire State, New York. Grew up in the Golden State, California. Last studied in the Lone Star State, Texas. Worked in the Sunshine State, Florida. Returned to the West Coast to enjoy retirement between the seashore and the redwoods. His published poetry spans the Americas and the oceans, as well as the Internet, having appeared in books and journals (print and digital) in USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, and Australia. Three of his chapbooks were published by moriapoetry and his whole volume is Designs: Blueprints of Floorplans of a Provisional Residence (cyberwit, 2022).

Edward Michael Supranowicz is the grandson of Irish and Russian/Ukrainian immigrants. He grew up on a small farm in Appalachia. He has a grad background in painting and printmaking. Some of his artwork has recently or will soon appear in Fish Food, Streetlight, Another Chicago Magazine, The Door Is A Jar, The Phoenix, and The Harvard Advocate. Edward is also a published poet who has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize multiple times.