Le Hinton ~ Poet
Black on Most Days
ISBN: 09785858-3-6
Black on Most Days is Lancaster resident Le Hinton's fourth collection of poetry, billed as "a jagged exploration of the themes of depression, religion and isolation." Illustrative photos of a gun and a blank tombstone emphasize the dark mood.
*** Lancaster Sunday News
The Heart of the Matter
I am astonished at the asceticism of olives,
the black keys on an otherwise white piano,
and how jelly tolerates the infidelity
of peanut butter with bread.
I’ve always been a bit slow in appreciating
the finer points of intimacy,
the way stuffed animals casually stand
mouths agape while witnessing
the crumpling of dreams in a bedroom.
The tightly closed leaves of an artichoke
protect it from the lies of Casanovas
and other insatiable insects,
but in the end
most olives lack a beating red center.
*** First published in Cerebral Catalyst