Mark Gaudet was first published at the age of 15. 
He is a lover of free verse and his two major influences are Charles Bukowski and William Carlos
Williams.


His poetry has appeared in  journals in the US, Europe, and Canada including Fauquier Poetry Journal, 
Fledgling, Redbridge Review, Poetic License Poetry Magazine,Talvδipivδnseisaus Specials, 
The Persistent Mirage, 3Cup Morning, Zygote in My Coffee, Children, Churches and Daddies,
Poetic Hours, Down in the Dirt, S.S.O Press, Remark, Magpie's Nest  and Thieves Jargon.


 

Swimming Lessons

The pool water
was green from
Algae

It was shocked
PH checked
and algaecide
was added
but it was still green

The hour lesson
was just enough time
to sit 
bite the skin off my thumb
and ponder 
another poem

The in-laws were 
shuffling about
talking about bee stings
and wine

Their Jack Russell
was busy chewing on a wiffle ball
and my shoe laces

The kids seemed to enjoy
paddling with the kickboard
and diving for golf balls

I enjoyed gnawing on
my appendage
deep in thought

Once the lesson was over
I packed up the kids
and went back
to put my idle thoughts

In a word doc.