John Leighton 
Paradise View 
Collected Poems

A Book of Poems

I have no place to go except by foot
I have no secrets. In a listening ear
Every sentence sounds what its about
Just out of frame. As a photographer

Can break hearts simply by showing you young
Handsome, strong, and on a mountain bike
The band plays and you wonder if the song
Is one you heard before. An old score reeks

Of mildewed paper if not taken down
To hear about love or exotic lands
To seek regret. You know where I am found
In so many words. Give me a hand

عن المؤلف

John Leighton received a BA in philosophy from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law. He practiced law in Minneapolis for more than thirty years before retiring. He and his wife, Susan, live on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin.