what she most desired
was desire
Desire
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A Day on the Yough
sitting beside the Youghiogheny River,
i listened to the sound of its waters,
watched a wolf spider,
and caught a glimpse of a dipping hawk–
what did the Algonguin
tribes see when they came here?
what did they feel when they looked into
the sky and over the mountains?
what did they know when they sat on the
rocks and scanned the horizon for sunning snakes?
we think we might know, but really,
we will never know
Perfect
your simple lines and curls are the
very definition of perfection
Moment to Moment
the ducks bob and float in the river waters,
ignoring the barking dogs and the crying children,
treading the choppy waves left behind by a speeding boat–
living directly from moment to moment
Conversations heard recently
“it was the chipped sugar bowl that was
always on the table growing up”
“it’s not my fault, i’m just the nanny”
“she missed you so much”
“so i got up to chase the rabbit…”
“they’re clearing this field to build two
new appartment buildings on it”
“you’re pretty”
“today’s ice cream flavor is coffee with chocolate chunks”
Thunder
i hear the thunder in the distance,
a gentle rumble drawing near–
i see horizons wearing raindrops,
in silent slumber, shedding fear
Adrift
the cigarette smoke fades softly into the
dark and humid night along this ridge in Penn’s woods–
making my memories of flat Ohio landscapes
and golden rolls of hay disappear, dissolve and drift
upon the strong and swift Allegheny
Dream
you walked into my dream
as if you were walking through a portal
in a time machine,
and i watched you in suspended silence
until the portal closed
Recently
lilies from my mother’s garden
old bobbins with string and twine
peach iced tea
burlap flowers
Hey Jack Kerouac by 10,000 Maniacs
farmlands on rolling hills
deep red cherries
reruns of Columbo
cucumbers and zuchini
this book: Birds of North America
Directions
she followed directions
and still,
she was lost
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