R. Gerry Fabian is a retired English instructor. As a poet and novelist, he has been publishing his writing since 1972 in various literary magazines. His web page is https://rgerryfabian.wordpress.com Twitter @GerryFabian2. He has published three books of his published poems: Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic and Electronic Forecasts.
Deep NREM Sleep
Portraits of pale purple petals
in a sun squint eye sting slot
of mid-morning meadow mist
while breathing blooming buttercups
lining liquid lavender languid lips.