Tag: poetry

Skunk

I came upon a skunk

And we held a mutual gaze

Till we sized each other up–

Then we went our separate ways.

Now, you may wish this story

Had more action to present,

But I am very happy

That it went the way it went.

–Photo by me

humble pie

while sketching

a fetching young dancer,

i was asked

how i came

by my art.

“with oodles

of doodles,” i answered–

while wishing

i’d said

something smart.

she smiled

a while and related

that she learned

how to dance

in a hall:

her mama

and papa had 8 kids,

and only

1 bathroom

for all.

–sketch and photo by me

the battle of spring (archives)

as winter shed her overcast

the sun began to show

and suddenly a knoll of grass

appeared amid the snow

the withered blades lay all askew

like soldiers in defeat

but as the yellow army grew

the snow began retreat

soon winter all across the land

could hold her ground no more

and even snowmen turned and ran

for spring had won the war

there was a time

looking at this photo that

i took earlier this morning,

i see another april blizzard

blowing across the tracks,

and that’s it, nothing more.

but there was a time when

i would’ve seen two robotic

sentinels in big sunglasses

holding candy-cane spears

while guarding the road to

the land of the snow gods.

hey, wait a minute…

–photo by me

fishy deal

bring me an icehouse

a big pick-up truck

an auger and minnows

and plenty of luck

bring me a license

and fishing gear, too

gasoline, propane

and something to do

a six-pack of beer

and food, if you wish–

bring these to me

and i’ll bring you a fish

–photo by me