Friday, December 22, 2006

SPIDER HOLES





In the summer I poured water
Into some spider holes.
The plump arachnids ascended
Like frightened birds into the sky,
The parched and cracked earth began to sigh,
And in my backyard the corn reached up to the Sun like tall, leafy soldiers.
In the front yard red and pink hollyhocks
Smiled at garter snakes that coiled their
Yellow and black bodies in the thick, green grass.


While mother did the housework and father built homes,
My brother and I dressed like cowboys and practiced
Pioneer justice.
There was no new war yet to spoil all of our fun,
But the nuclear age was starting to scare us to death.
We escaped by going deep into the mountains,
We camped our souls beside a clean, flowing river.
Our dreams were greeted in the morning with sizzling
Trout on a campfire.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Poetic Petition

Peruse a poem

That is as pure as

Water or clear as

Glass

Ponder a poem

That is as bright

As the sun or as

Green as the summer

Grass

But please, oh please

Never ask me

Wherefore?

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

TO GUADALUPE

Guadalupe's Light
Shines Through A Forest's Tall Trees
Awakening Love

Monday, December 04, 2006

SLEEPING BEAR HAIKU

I CAN'T BEAR THE SNOW
GIVE ME A COZY WARM CAVE
TO SLEEP IN 'TIL SPRING