John Grey Returns to The Poetry Locksmith

Contributing poet John Grey returns this week with two new poems with :  "AFTER THE CATCH" and "THE HAT IN THE SECOND-HAND STORE."   John really has a way of grabbing readers with his powerful images and drawing them into the scene, much like a fisherman reeling in a fish. 

I love "THE HAT IN THE SECOND-HAND STORE" because the poem is so well-built as a character portrait​.  But besides that, the whole hat thing reminds me of something...