Bio
Patrick Pfister is the author of the poetry book, El Camino & Other Travel Poems. His poems have appeared in Sufi Journal, Gargoyle and other literary magazines. He is the director of two award-winning documentary films about poetry: The Stone Circle and Poetry, New York. His novels are published by Spuyten Duyvil Press, NY. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. www.patrickpfister.com
Patrick Pfister
Late Night Hour
I pour a glass of water and stand
in a puddle of moonlight.
The hum of the refrigerator.
A whirlwind day now gone.
Gone too laughter, chirping, horns,
clatter, even silence swallowed
by the quietness of the night.
I pour out the remains of my glass
and start back down the unlit corridor,
bare feet now wet with moonlight,
feeling my way to the doorknob.
Cold metal on my palm.
Dark room dense with dreams.
The purr of your breath.